Happy Nurses Day Amma 🤍

Happy Nurses Day Amma! You are a superhero.

It's been almost 25 years since you took up this profession and you were always a mother, a mother filling belief, confidence in every patient struggling their battles, a mother protecting, nursing her patients as her own. 

The world was shaken by the pandemic but you came forward and menaced your life doing your duty with utmost attention, care. Your commitment, enthusiasm, concern about your work never fail to inspire me. Though I don't say this often, you inspire me a lot, from being independent to finding passion in a profession you are someone I always look up to.

This rampant rife challenged you, going to work during this COVID-19 pandemic has placed frontline workers under immense and unprecedented pressure, putting their physical, mental, and social well-being at risk and yet you were selfless and asked us to stay at village till the outbreak of the virus settles so that we wouldn't be affected by it in the city. 

During the time you needed us in the house to give you moral support after you came back from work, you preferred staying alone because you didn't want us to get affected by the virus you are facing every day in the hospital? That is exactly when I realized how hard it is to be a mother, especially a working mother balancing both her career and family and putting everything else before herself, you are a true warrior and I esteem you more than anything. 

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around and your profession is an embodiment of all these qualities. Despite the hardships, health risks millions of health workers continue doing their jobs. 

I can't even imagine the suffocation you guys have to go through wearing those PPE Kits working all day.

When people are risking their own lives and saving our lives why are we not able to guard our own life by simply sitting in ensconce at our home? Doesn't that sound ridiculous? With the health workers doing everything possible to save people, instead of being a pillar of support to them us being careless, negligent is sad, unacceptable.

In these tough times, they deserve to be appreciated.As frontline soldiers, they have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart, and body of patients, their families and we should make them feel better too. All it takes are some kind words, a token of appreciation. If there is a health worker in your family tell them you are proud of them, they are the best and bravest and you got their back no matter what. If there is a health worker in your neighborhood appreciate how their selfless service to the greater community is helping us all get through these tough times instead of treating them as untouchable or people who carry the virus on them. If they are your friends call them and cheer them up make them understand their dedication and skills are making a difference and you are so grateful for their support.

Not just during work hours but even when you are off duty you never fail to pick up any call from people who know you ,you clarify all their health concerns, supporting them, telling them it will be okay. I witnessed you talking and motivating many of my friends, our family members and It made me understand you aren't just a good nurse but also a better human. The world deserves, needs people like you

I would like to end this saying with what I started, Maa, you are not just a mother to me but a mother to all your patients, people may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Every day you make a commitment to serve, thank you for giving your strength to so many.

- Your daughter who loves you for everything you are!