Working on Thanksgiving

I'm sad to not be at home.  To not be with my family.  I also feel very thankful that I got to go to work.  There is something quite sweet about working in a hospital on a holiday.  There's an overwhelming sense of community and respect between all staff alike as well as to and from patients.  Everyone is aware that everyone would prefer to be somewhere else and yet we are all at the hospital.  I am grateful that I felt a true sense of community and gratitude this morning and that I have friends that I can spend the rest of this wonderful holiday with!