Letter of Thanks

Was clearing my pigeon hole at work today, and to my surprise, I received a hand-written letter from a patient I managed in Resuscitation.

It was the best gift to cheer me up after another fast-going and tiring shift. The "Thank you" letter meant a lot to me, but knowing that he had gone to the extent of trying to get the florist at the hospital to send me flowers, going to A&E in attempt to present me with an iPhone as a token of appreciation (obviously, the security guards wouldn't let him through A&E), and inviting me for dinner, was far way beyond what I deserve.

I am still happy, nevertheless. It isn't easy to find patients who appreciate you these days, especially in A&E where many patients and their relatives take out their frustrations on you, sending in complaint letters...and nothing you do is never good enough to satisfy them.

I'll definitely go to sleep smiling tonight.