Heather the Nurse

Heather the Nurse by debgrant

After all the Covid vaccination questions:

Nurse: (puts on blue gloves and prepares the needle)

Nurse: Which arm? (Needle poised.)

Me: Right(Pull up my sleeve)

Nurse: Do you have any questions?

Me: What is your first name?

Nurse: Oh, I’m so sorry I didn’t tell you. It’s Heather. (she held up her ID badge dangling off her neck hidden in a fold of her scrubs. The needle still poised in her other hand)

Me: There is no sufficient way to thank you for what you are doing. I just want you to know that I will remember your name for the rest of my life.

Heather: (cries holding the needle in the air)

Heather: (still crying touches my left arm with her un-needled gloved hand)

Me: (Silently thinking maybe I should have waited until after the shot)

Heather: I am so sorry. I don’t know why I am so emotional. You will feel a little prick. The site might be a little sore later. (she gives me the shot.)

Me: Thank you, Heather.

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