Comments on: Compassionate Nursing…And More

By: Bob Burg

Bob Burg — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:50:26 +0000

Kirsty, thank you for powerful comments.

Pamela, yes, I KNOW you will…and I hope you do!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:11:32 +0000

Hi Bob,

I just read John’s blog and thank you for making it easy to do. As I told him, I never get tired of compassionate stories.

Lately, I’ve heard a lot about “compassion fatigue” and if my website ever gets finished, I will have something to say about it…(and you know I will .

Pamela

By: Kirsty Hogg

Kirsty Hogg — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:24:08 +0000

Hi Bob, Thanks for sharing. I left a comment for John: I really like that your story came naturally from casual conversation over dinner and yet it has a really strong message we can all learn from. I know times have really changed in the last 50-60 years. So for the younger folks, it’s important to understand how devastating it was to your character to be labeled an unwed mother carrying a “bastard” child. I use that ugly word that was freely used then to emphasize how deeply frowned upon a woman was to be caught in that predicament. And because of this, would make a big difference in how the woman was perceived and treated. It took a lot of maturity to do what the young nurse did here; it speaks volumes about her character. I took from this that portraying people in the best light possible is always the best policy in the end. Thanks for sharing your mother-in-law’s memory with us John! I’m going to share this one.

By: Bob Burg

Bob Burg — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:08:18 +0000

Great pont, Chicke. What she did showed a great deal of valor, as well as class. Thank you for your comment.

By: Chicke Fitzgerald

Chicke Fitzgerald — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:54:15 +0000

Bob, you are right, the story here goes much deeper than just the nursing angle. We often feel it necessary to share irrelevant details, just to show that we are on the inside or “in the know”, but keeping them confidential is actually the move that shows valor.