A passionate person to sit, listen and cry with you
when your lost and confused but do not understand why.

A nurses aide is someone to wash your face
when your hands just don't work any more.

Button your buttons when your fingers are
stiff and sore from arthritis and old age.

A nurses aide stands by and holds your head
when your medications do not agree with you.

A nurses aide does not get holidays,
birthdays or broken heart days off.

A nurses aide is sometimes the last person
to hold your parents hand
before they pass on to be with their maker.

A nurses aide is someone who goes home
and cries every time one of their
favorite "grandparents" passed on.

A nurses aide knows you better than your family does,
but never expresses that knowledge.

A nurses aide is someone to help you do
the most embarrising things
you wouldn't even let your spouse do....
and they do it with a smile.

A nurses aide can work in every department in the building
and sometimes are asked to do so,
without an answer or a gripe.

A nurses aide comes in on their day off,
because the patients need someone
to take care of them when the staff is short handed.

A nurses aide must love and care for their job.

A nurses aide is most of all..
a human being with a big heart.

From a nurses aide of nine years.