Comments for Win a Lydia's Gift Certificate

Thursday, July 9, 2009 by Lindsay Mc Gouran:

For me health care was never something that i liked. But from a young child my dad has been ill with a rare kidney diseases called Al ports Syndrome which is genetic. Basically it has taken the life of 3 family members already in my life. And my dad has had three kidney transplants. he is now going into end stage renal failure again, knowing he will never be able to have another transplant. I love children and health care. I love that my dad has shown me from a very early age someone can be ill and happy. Someone can love others and still be happy when suffering, This is what led me to the road in health care. I hope others who read this will know life is hard, jobs are hard but to love is never hard. If you love your job. your vocation to nursing whatever it may be it will be always an act of the heart, for you help others which is the most fulfilling thing to do. And now to the point my job is entertaining because when i am down and unhappy, my patients try so hard to make me laugh and they do. The little children with autism are so innocent.it makes me cry sometimes to know that they will always be happy and never lose their innocents in the world. They are my joy and strength. i love them and my dad because they give me happiness to see them, work with them and to be apart of their inspiring lives and stories

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by binish jacob:

I could not imagine a better career other than nursing, a profession of great challenges and great fulfillment. Nurses not only save life, but also they make lives better. I believe the most gratifying reward of being a nurse comes from the patients and their communities. Knowing I made a difference in their lives is what it is all about. I want to make a difference and I want my work to be excellent.

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by Laura Drewel:

I have been in the medical profession for 12 years now. I have done something in my free time that I love even more than working. I love to volunteer my summer time to the local Asthma Camp. It started back when I was a child, I had Asthma and went as a camper. I had so much fun that year. From then on, that is what interested me in becoming a Resp. Therapist. Now that I am older, I am teaching what I have learned and am still learning more everyday about Asthma. The kids are great, and I couldn't think of anywhere else I would like to be other than spending my summers with them! They are awesome in their own way, and they make me smile everytime I see them. They show us even having Asthma doesn't slow them down. They have courage and strength to overcome any hurdle life throws at them. I love them all as if they were my own kids and can't wait to see them again this year!

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by DeLinda Murphy:

I am a mental health specalist in a psychiatric emergency service center. We have been open about seven months. We are there to help people through a crisis so that they don't have to go to a hospital. We take pictures of the client's when they come in for their charts. To see them when they discharge and to look at their picture when they arrived; there is such a big difference. They are so different in the way they act, think, look, present themselves when they leave. Especially the ones who may have come in with suicide on their minds...To hear their stories can break your heart and make you want to cry. You will find as some get better they are real comedians and will keep you laughing during the 12 hour shift. Some don't get better and have to go to a phych hospital which is sad. It is such a joy to know you are helping someone to get better mentally. I really enjoy my job because I know I have helped someone to get back to normal with their life and family, job etc. To help someone mentally ill is a challagne but very rewarding .

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by Michelle Golden:

The most entertaining thing about what I do are the patients. You can meet the most interesting people in an orthopedic office. They have a lot of experiences to share, stories to tell. They come from different walks of life and are in different places in their life. Even the irritable people can be quite entertaining! Also it's great to see how different people cope with their circumstances. It's given me a greater understanding and a more patient outlook on others suffering, external and internal.

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by Donna Gunther:

My job is more entertaining than reality tv because it is real. I have the chance to help people, to care for people and to teach people important information about diseases, medications, and preventative health care. Even the slightest little things that I do or say, a smile or a frown, can change someone's life. My job is real. Unlike reality tv, I can't edit out the bad things or the things that I just don't want to deal with. I have to take it as it comes and deal with it all, from bedpans to baths or whatever else may come my way.

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by Stephanie Boone:

I am a phlebotomist. I draw blood all day for 14 hours. I got this job and don't have many scrubs so about every third month I will go looking for scrubs.

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by Teresa Scott:

My job is more entertaining that reality television because I work with many dementia patients. You never know what they are going to say to do. Everyday is different in some way. You still go to work and pass meds, do treatments, assessments, etc. But you never know when you will have an emergency, new admission, touching moment, or learn something new from a patient, fellow nurse or family member. For instance, you bend over to help someone tie a shoe and an elderly male patient who always is withdrawn, moves or talks very little, suddenly tries to pinch your bottom. We all get a little grin and reassurance that he is still in that body somewhere.

Sunday, July 12, 2009 by teresa cambaliza:

What makes my job so interesting is that I have a new challenge everyday. I learn and meet new people/ patients and their families. I love to be apart of a great team of nursing the promote a postive experience and outcome for the patinets we care for.

Monday, July 13, 2009 by TAMMY SCHRECK:

MY MOM WAS A NURSE...I REMEMBER HER WITH HER WHITE HAT, DRESS , STOCKINGS AND SHOES. SHE USED TO TELL ME I SHOULD BE A NURSE AND I USED TO THINK OH GOD NO WAY!! ITS FUNNY MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER IN EUROPE WAS A LADY WHO WORKED WITH HERBS AND PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND USED TO COME TO HER FOR MEDICAL HELP. AS I GOT OLDER I REALIZED MY CALLING WAS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AND I STARTED IN THE LAB. MOVED TO SURGICAL SERVICES AND NOW IM IN THE HEART UNIT IN THE HOSPITAL I LOVE. WE HAVE JUST BUILT A NEW 200 BED BUILDING NEXT TO OUR ORG. ONE THAT STARTED IN 1928. IM SO PROUD OF MY WORK AND SO MANY TIMES I REMEMBER MY MOM IN HER WHITE......

Monday, July 13, 2009 by Suzette Dillard:

I love being a nurse. I work at a mental health facility and you never know what each day will bring. Some days are so stressful that I think the day will never end and others fly by. But each day is so rewarding. Just a smile from my residents faces or the occasional " I love you," just makes my day. I am thankful that I chose this profession and I am so proud to be called "Hey Nurse." I have three boys that are planning on becoming nurses. They say I have shown them how rewarding being a nurse can be.

Monday, July 13, 2009 by Tiffany Miller:

My job is entertaining because I have the privilge to work in an ER. With every patient that comes in, there is always something exciting to do. I am a critical care tech and I have seen a variety of people check in, from simple coughs to a full arrests. But what really keeps my job "entertaining" are the awesome nurses I work with. Working in an ER is very stressful and they always manage to make me laugh or make me feel like I am an important part of the team. They always try to be positive as much as possible and they try not to focus on the negative things that go on in an ER, such as deaths. They are like my second family. They want the best for everyone and the patients they take care of! I love my job.

Monday, July 13, 2009 by Mary Roland:

I am a Medical Technologist. I Have been one for 30 years. When any person is drawn, their blood is processed by a medical technologist. Mecical technologist also process unine, fluids and cultures. Our hospital has manatary uniform policy. It's rewarding to know that we help the doctors get patients better with our work.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Sherry Abercrombie:

I have been a Chiropractic Assistant for 10 years now. There is nothing else more rewarding than seeing sick people get well without the use of medication or surgery. The most rewarding is seeing sick babies with colic and ear infections not having to take acid reflux medication or have tubes in their little ears. Thats what is so amazing about what we do from babies to senior citizens. That smile on their face says it all.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Tina Reynolds.RN:

I work in a busy pediatric clinic- and there's never a dull moment, cause kids really do say the darndest things! Kids often "tattle" on their parents- we ask if there are smokers in the home, and parents will deny it, but the kids will say things like " you didn't quit, Mom!" or "you smoke inside!". We also ask if they take medicine, and the kids will say things like, "yeah, I take ---, but Mommy always forgets to give it to me!" To break the ice, I sometimes ask kids what they like to do for fun, and one little boy told me "me and mommy and daddy have farting contests- but Mommy always wins!" These little quips make a stressful job bearable- and no matter where they come from, kids are kids- and they are priceless!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Terry Fowden:

My Mom was a nurse. She will be 78 in 2 days.Mom helped patients at home plus helped her Dad until the end(leukemia) and her Mom until the end(congestive heart failure).She helped both of them and worked at her job.My Dad was also sick much of the time and she helped him until he passed away. Mom likes wearing scrubs still-so I order for her. I like them too-there comfortable and look sharp. My Sister was also a nurse for a long time.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by theresa migaldi:

Five years my father was killed in a car accident and was uninsured,his medical bills were finacially devestating, so in memory of my dad I am cuurently working at a clinc for uninsured and underinsured,I help them get insurance do financial assistance applications, last year I collected over 100 coats so I could bring them into the office and give these to all the pts in need of one I also collected$1000 in gift cards at a local grocery store and called pt and told them they had won a raffle at the office,my goal is to touch someone's life everyday and make a difference,Dad I know you are proud of me up in heaven and I love you Theresa Migaldi

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Doris Alumbaugh:

I love my job working in the Radiology file room. It is a challenge and something different pops up to do every day. Not only do I work with a great group of people. I also work with my computer, which is very moody. Some days it works great and other days it is just so terrible that I want to throw it away. I work for a great orginazation and am proud of my place of employment. Getting the uniforms from Lydia;s would be a great surprise to my co-workers to see me dressed differently in new scrubs.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Deanna:

My job as a Medical Assistant and phlebotomist is not only entertaining, but rewarding as well. We cater to the Migrant Workers, and Hispanics for little to no charge in our Rural clinic. Our clinic does many field screenings where we go to their place of work and we check blood pressures, sugar, cater to their needs (which isn't much) and we teach them proper nutrition, and try and give them what they need. It not only helps them and their family, but it brings me back to reality, and makes me realize what it is I do have, and I feel more grateful when I go home from the field. I had this woman come up to me and wrap her arms around me crying saying "Thank you so much!" We may teach them many things, but they also teach me a lot too.

Thursday, July 16, 2009 by Laura Smith:

I have been a certified nursing assistant working with the elderly for the past 5 years. I am back in school for the past 4 years and in the fall I will be in nursing clinicals, going into LPN or RN; wherever I am led. What I find so interesting about nursing is that I would never have imagined in my earlier years, right after highschool, of going into nursing...not to mention that my passion is working with the elderly population. I have a good friend that was at one time my client. She introduced me, while she was in the hospital and I came to visit her, as her "daughter". I have been touched spiritually and emotionally by the many wonderful people I have had the blessing to care for. I can not fathom working with any other people...I love to work with the older population; they bring such wisdom and knowledge to my job.

Friday, July 17, 2009 by Shanna Tolliver:

I have been a state tested nurses assistant for 2 year and I love working with the patients, experiences, and fun loving environment. I was so inspired by the patients that I decided to go for my Bachelors of Science and Nursing. Hearing the expriences of the many residents I have taken care for has really put my own life into prospective. I love just walking into the nursing home I work and residents are asking for hugs or just for someone to talk to. Some residents don't have family members that come in to see them so the employees are all they have. We are like family at the nursing home.

Friday, July 24, 2009 by Lisa Mosley:

I get to work with children from infants to Pre-school and when I wear scrubs with different character the children are very entertained. Which makes my job even more pleasant and fun.

Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Johnna:

I am a supervisor in a radiology department. I work with a great group of people that sponsors a family for Christmas every year. Last year - people were strapped with their own presents and still managed to give to others.

Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Brianne Payne:

My job is interesting because I'm a Nurse in a men's prison. People always ask me, "aren't you scared to work there?". Truth is they are just wanting help like everyone else. I've actually found that they are much more grateful than the patients that I had in the nursing home or in the hospital. They are thankful when you help them and treat them with a little bit of kindness. I know how to keep aware of my surroundings and when to trust your gut instincts. I believe it's made me a better nurse because I have to decipher who is legit and who is not. On the weekends when I work it is with another LVN like myself and there is no Provider (Physician) there to make calls. It's up to us. I love my job.

Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Lisa marley:

I am a health care provider to the animal world and support for their human counterparts. Working as a registered Animal Health Technologist at 24 hour Animal Emergency CLinic for the past 12 years has been a whirlwind. You never know what the day (usually night) might bring from a emergency surgery on a bloated Great Dane to orphaned duckling, from cuddly kittens to snapping old Daschunds.....Never a dull moment. Since we see a lot of heartbreaking ends to pets lifes, people always ask how do you do your job? I think we are all meant to do something. Recently an old man needed to use our facilities and soiled himself and left quite the awful mess behind. When i cleaned that up I thought how do Nurses do this all the time? Well I guess you get used to the messy parts of the job and remember you are helping people. I prefer cleaning up dog poop though.

Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Kelly Wells:

I need new scrubs really bad. They are alot of money and I cant afford uniforms with the money I make, I really need this.

Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Kathy Parks:

I worked at IBM for 11 years and felt like something was missing. But one day my son had to go to the hospital to have his Tonsils removed. I got to talk with one of the Surg. Techs and listened to what they did and that was it for me. I have been a CST since 1992 and have never been disappointed. I love my job. Its very rewarding to help people everyday.

Monday, July 27, 2009 by Jessica Etchepare:

My job is more entertaining than tv because of all the different people that i get to know. i am a respiratory therapist and i work with lilttle babies all the way to elderly pts. i think the most interesting part of my job is getting to hear all the life stories of my elderly pts. they open up and tell me everything. i get to meet their children and spouses. i just love my pts. and most of all I LOVE MY JOB!!!!!

Monday, July 27, 2009 by Susanna Nichols:

Im an OB tech, who loves my job. Watching parents meet there new bundle of joy for the first time, is an incrediable sight. Love the babys, what blessings.

Monday, July 27, 2009 by Yvette Shamayleh:

I have worked in many dept. but I think that this job surpasses any other, because you always see people at their worst and you have to tend to the family not only the patient. When the pt. is dying you try to make their transition as easy for the pt. as to their family and friends, and you have to be able to shift your attention to the person in need at that moment. It was once said that the most special thing is to be their to witness a birth but also to a death and I feel that this is very very true. It is my job to help with this journey too. But then it is so uplifting when you have a burn victim or an infant child come in and be close to death and be able to see them revitalize and know that it was not their time and you helped for whatever it was worth. I Love It!!!

Monday, July 27, 2009 by connie:

I love your line of clothes that is all that I will wear nothing else thank you.

Monday, July 27, 2009 by Eleni Tzokas:

I am a dental assistant and love my profession. It is a skilled and detailed oriented career. It is very satisfying when the patient is pleased with thier reconstructive results and even when thier fears are aliviated during a surgical procedure. In either case, it is amazing that oral health as well as asthetics are combined to achieve the best quality care that may be different for each individual patient care circumstance. In the dental profession, it is amazing how so many details are the result in achieving the highest level of success and quality. In viewing Lydias' fashion collection, as a new customer, I am very impressed with the beautiful styles and the appropriately tailored fashions Lydias' Uniforms have to offer the dental profession. It is important to feel comfortable while looking our best in the dental office with fashionable styles that Lydias Uniforms have to offer, first for ourselves and for the patient.

Monday, July 27, 2009 by Jacquie Maury:

After working 23 years for an international corporation, I decided a mid-life change was in order. I've been the office manager for a busy dental practice for the past 7 years and love every minute of my day! The satisfaction of calming apprehensive patients, explaining procedures, billing and insurance, as well as just sharing a smile are so rewarding! My hope is that I've made a difference in just one person's life, as they have all made in mine!

Monday, July 27, 2009 by Stephanie Ward:

Hi! I have been in the medical field for about 9 years, currently I work at the hospital and at a cancer center. I must say that this is the most difficult yet rewarding job I have ever had. You would not beleive the strength of some of the patients that have cancer. I spend five days a week with these patients who I become very close to. I have learned to appreciate the little things in life that could so easily be taken for granted. I also participate in Relay For Life which supports those with cancer.

Monday, July 27, 2009 by candie:

I have been work with children and adults with mental and physical disabilities for about 15 years. I have tried other jobs but always find myself wanting to take care of those that were given a curve in life. I am there to help them find there way in anything that they want to do and not let anything stand in there way. The greatest feeling was when I thaught a 13 year old girl that had moved here from another country that was unable to communicate in anyway learn what is called PECS ( picture exchange communcation system). Seeing the look on her little face when she would give me a picture of what it is she wanted and then would get that item I will never forget. Never again will she have to eat or play with what someone thinks she wants. She now has the ability to tell anyone what she wants or needs. I will always remember those that have made me a better person. Hopeing that I have done everything I can for those that I have worked with.

Monday, August 3, 2009 by Becky:

I work med/surg/peds/OB in a smaller hospital. I take care of patients who are of all ages and with any diagnosis. Some days my patients may be nursing home type patients and the next day I will be sending a critical patinet out by air. Its agreat place to work and keeps you thinking and learning. You really get to use all your skills and critical thinking...and most days you feel like you made a difference or atleast made someone feel better. There is nothing like real life events....and there is just as much gossip and drama that goes on as on the TV shows!

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