Saying goodbye to a work colleague who you like and respect , I think is the easiest goodbye you can make. If you are friends the friendship will often continue, if you both move on, you have the knowledge that you have touched each other’s lives for as long as you were part of that work team and you now wish each other well. Julie ( centre) has been a nurse longer than I have.
We are old school nurses, brought up to follow our guts rather than pure protocol and audit and have spent many hours in that drug room, with me trying very hard to get her to wet herself with silly jokes and observations.
That laughter is a typical nursing coping mechanism, especially within palliative care,
And I’m lucky I work with a nice group of people.
Oh, it is so hard to say good-bye to deal co-workers who have been through the mill with you, have helped with coping with the sadness, and have lightened the load with twisted medical humor. Godspeed to Julie!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking folks who remain as your co-workers although one cutie seems underage! Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
Hugs!
Wishing Julie well in her new life. You were both very fortunate to work with each other. Two great nurses together! xx
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