Thursday, August 22, 2013

A light shining in the darkness

I work as a RN first assistant in Surgery and in that job I have seen the importance of a bright light in caring for Patients while performing surgery.  This brings me to my latest free item.  When the surgery center where I work upgraded their fiber optic headlights I asked if I could have one of the old ones.  When I was looking for someone to sell my new treasure to, I offered it to several of my Surgeon friends for use in their offices.
 For sale one fiber optic surgical head light $200. 
 
This world can be a very dark place at times.  When things get their darkest, we need a light to help us see our way and make things a little less scary.  This is a story of one of the brightest lights I have ever seen in surgery.  I am not speaking of the fiber optic variety but rather the doctor that bought my item.  Dr. Kristina O’Shaughnessy is that light.  She is a very talented young plastic surgeon who uses her skills and training to make women’s bodies whole following mastectomies.  There are a lot of skilled surgeons that do great work but what makes Dr. O’Shaughnessy stand out is her light. It shines from somewhere deep inside and lights the way for her patients that are lost in the dark world of Cancer.  She is extremely compassionate, empathetic, sensitive and always bending over backwards to help her patients.  She is always very encouraging, polite and attentive to the needs of her patients and appreciative of those that work with and for her.  I have almost never seen her without a smile on her face and a kind word on her lips.  I am so happy that I was able to add a small amount of light to the life of one who has added so much light to so many other lives. 
 Sold one fiber optic surgical head light $300.  Thank you Dr O’.  Shine on!

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