Comments on: The worst part of my job http://www.bellytales.com/2005/09/08/the-worst-part-of-my-job/ The Diary of a New Midwife Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:33:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: becca http://www.bellytales.com/2005/09/08/the-worst-part-of-my-job/comment-page-1/#comment-19 becca Sat, 17 Sep 2005 06:57:00 +0000 http://www.studentmidwife.org/?p=63#comment-19 Sappy and grandiose or not, you're right -- it is an honor and a privilege to have the chance to be with people at such turning points in their lives, whether the joy is greater than the pain this time or vice versa. It's also an opportunity for you to hold up a mirror for them to show them the strength that you see. It's a gift of yours that you can be so present with your patients, even though it does mean a rough ride for you personally. Big hugs to you, girl. It was a lucky thing for this woman that you were there. Sappy and grandiose or not, you’re right — it is an honor and a privilege to have the chance to be with people at such turning points in their lives, whether the joy is greater than the pain this time or vice versa. It’s also an opportunity for you to hold up a mirror for them to show them the strength that you see. It’s a gift of yours that you can be so present with your patients, even though it does mean a rough ride for you personally.

Big hugs to you, girl. It was a lucky thing for this woman that you were there.

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