With less than a week until my surgery a group of my friends, mom and partner went up to the North Georgia mountains for a girls weekend away. While we were there we put more than 5o gift bags together. These will be given out as Holiday "Stockings" to each nurse, tech and PT during my time in hospital. We thought it would be a great way to say thank you and of course make sure that they come when we call. There's is nothing worse than needing to pee or better yet pain meds and having to wait a half an hour. So my challenge to those of you with upcoming surgeries is to come up with your own super cool way to acknowledge and say thanks to the many people it will take to see you back to health after your surgery.
And of course don't forget your family and friends because they are there long after you leave the hospital. Their help and support are invaluable - remember to make sure they know how much you appreciate them too! Thank you ladies for helping to gather the goodies and put the bags together I know you will bring smiles to many hospital employees.
1 comments:
That is such a fantastic idea, to do something for the hospital staff. They really do so much for you, and like you said they're responsible for some of your most primal needs - you want them on your side. :)
And you are lucky to have such an involved family, as well! I was, too, but I know that there are many who don't get such support - so I'm SO glad you are recognizing that, as well.
I've been following your blog, and it's great to see - there was nothing like this when I had my PAO back in 2004. In a way, that's good, because I was kind of glad to go in somewhat "blind", but I am also an information junkie & would have loved to read up on everything I possibly could - especially others' experiences. Your blog is a wonderful forum for that. :)
best,
Arianna
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