I would like to end this little hospital arc discussing the amazing nurses that helped me along the way that I particularly remember. 

The first couple of weeks I had this male nurse that was a literal giant of a man standing at least over 6 ‘4 and was very well built. Apparently he did D1 football in college. I really liked how chill he was and I would be lying if I didn’t feel more comfortable around someone so chill. He did his job great but he let me bend some of the rules when I really needed it. He would say, we act not, and if it’s really bad we ask for forgiveness later. He was the one who allowed me my last shower before I had to pull my insane no shower challenge. Probably the closest I have ever been to those stereotypical nerds that never shower. It really was nasty, and no disinfectant wipe could cleanse it (don’t listen to what the nurses say on this). I also really liked talking with him on all sorts of things from college, to sports, and even to video games. Since he had me for like a week straight (idk what drugs this guy was on to take on like 5 night shifts in a row) I really felt like he was my friend inside the hospital. Great guy

Also at the start of my stay, I had one female nurse that had me on the morning shifts for a couple of weeks. Like the previous nurse I talked about, I really liked being able to talk to her about all sorts of random things. She always got stuck with the small babies so she did not stop super often, but everytime she did she would try to strike a convo. These convos felt like blocs that helped make the day more fun and shorter. One time we were talking about allergies and how I would be on some serious food restrictions. The very next day she brought a bunch of healthy snacks for me to try in case I liked them. That definitely was one of the most thoughtful things a nurse has done for me; she really was amazingly kind. After the first couple of weeks, she eventually got different patients and she did not get stationed with me. Despite this, she made an effort to say hi whenever she got the chance. So while I only had her for a couple of weeks, she was a friendly face. I said hi all the way to when I left the hospital. I personally do not understand how anyone would want to be a pediatric nurse because children can get a bit much at times, but she seemed to like the work she did and all the patients that she got to be friends with.

While there were many more fantastic nurses, my final discussion on my legendary nurses list will be about a nurse that I didn’t even have. During my walks, I often listened to music on my trek. Eventually a random male nurse asked what I was listening to. Now my music choice during the hospital consisted of only two things: Symphony songs like Aurora Wakes, Fanfare and Allegro, and Arabesque, as well as EDM (mainly from an artist under the name Camellia). I told him that I was listening to EDM…even if it was a lie… saying I was listening to non normal music like symphony music was above my pay grade and social skills. Surprisingly he was a huge fan of EDM and even showed me some of the concerts he went to. Drugs and alcohol excluded, I would KILL to go to an EDM concert. Like the ones with the over the top lazers and soul crushing base. From then one, whenever he was on duty and I was walking, we would always say hi and strike up conversations. While EDM was the starting point, we found a lot in common and talked about a ton of cool and completely random stuff. 

These three, plus more obviously, literally kept me alive. They however were also able to make me somewhat enjoy my stay and I found myself looking forward to talking to the people I would have never met unless I was in the hospital. Definitely very lucky.