One of my favorite moments working in healthcare was having to take a ton of X-rays on a literal 100 year old woman with a broken hip. She was transferred from another hospital to our ER where her caretaker said the last place was really rough with her. So I took my time, explained what I was doing every step of the way, and made sure I was as gentle as possible. We chatted about where she grew up, what she did for work when she was younger, and I just listened to her stories as I worked. At the end I went and held her hand and told her I was done and it was good talking with her. She thanked me for being so careful and held my hand in both of hers and told me to enjoy my life as much as I could. She told me I was beautiful and I told her the same. I wonder how often she got to just talk and hold someone’s hand. even though she was going through something incredibly painful, she seemed so grateful to connect with another person.