My Life Is A Precious Moment In Life

Life is such a precious thing and yet in any minuet everything we hold dear could be gone in an instant. Some patients deal with their aliments in a positive way while others struggle to come to terms with their medical conditions. In the short time I have been a nursing student I have encountered many patients all of whom had struggled with different conditions. However no patient has truly accepted their condition as Clarence did.
During my first clinical at the hospital I was nervous and afraid about how I would perform my head to toe assessment and obtain my patients vital signs. As I entered the room of my patient I saw Clarence a small older gentleman with an arm crew cut and a small thin frame lying in his hospital bed with a smile from ear to ear. I nervously introduced myself to Clarence and the then told him I was going to take his vitals and preform my assessment on him. I looked across the room and sitting on the windowsill was a small gnome wearing a fishing hat and holding a large fish. I asked him about the little figurine and he said that the gnome was his good luck charm. Without this little guy he …show more content…
We spoke about his favorite TV shows; he told me stories about his youth, the conversation was very light hearted and uplifting until his face changed, he became very sad. He said “I know my life is going to change, I know that I won’t be able to go out on my boat alone as much, I know that I won’t be able to care for my wife when she gets older…but there is nothing I can do about that. It is what it is, I just have to look forward, see the glass half full and move forward and I am happy with all the blessings that I have.” I began to tear up, looking at my patient that I had developed such a connection to. Realizing that his life would never be the same and yet he is in such good spirts. He had such a strong support group with his family, friends and faith. He was at peace with the unfavorable