My daughter has 10 years in a NICU. I have no idea how she does it, especially after losing her first born at just past 12 months. Hell I tear up to this day at kids hurting and probably always will. We parents are SUPPOSED to be the inspiration for our children, but I... to her.
My gosh!! Tell her THANK YOU!! for me. The NICU nurses were the people who kept me sane when the triplets were born -- 4 months early. And they were with us all the way through losing one.
They took all the time we needed to answer questions, gently guided a 19-year-old mother and her 21-year-old husband, and broke God knows how many rules letting me and other family members do "skin to skin" with the boys when my oldest and his wife were just honestly too worn out to put one foot in front of the other any longer. I honestly believe none of them would have survived if it hadn't been for those men and women.
I know we are getting off topic kinda but I have so much respect for nurses and the job they do.