My "Coping" Moment
Last spring I was the guest speaker at the annual Caring Together Memorial Service. My talk went over well so, after some encouragement, and a few changes, I sent it for publication. To make a long story short, I was contacted by Coping Magazine and almost a year later my essay has finally been published. “Coping Magazine” is a publication for people who have been touched by cancer. You can find it in any Oncologist office in the country. This is the original piece. The piece published was edited down. I liked my original version better. HOPE IS THE ONLY WORD THAT MATTERS According to Webster’s Dictionary the word hope means “to cherish a desire with anticipation”. I’ve been an Oncology Nurse for 17 years. People ask me all the time”how can you stand your job” or they comment “it must be hard” and “I couldn’t do it”. I love my job and I love my patients. What people don’t realize is that it’s an honor to be a nurse, especially an Oncology Nurse. I live with hope every day. Mothe...
