Get to know the people you stick.

Today I left work feeling sick and ended up going to the emergency room to get checked out. I'm fine, everyone, I promise. And to those friends who perhaps might have been upset at not being called, if it was anything at all, I would have told you. It seems I was sick this weekend and getting over it kind of threw me over.

Anyway, the nurse I had was particularly awesome. Seriously. She was easy to talk to, started off by asking if I knew that I didn't look like I was 23. I laughed and told her it wasn't the first time I heard it. We talked about that, then she told me I looked smart. I said it was the glasses, and she said no, it was the way I carry myself, the way I talk. I said it was something you learn when you are 23 and look fifteen, but she said it was more than that.
Then we talked about getting stuck for IVs, and it turns out she is a breast cancer survivor. She said she tries so hard to make sure that she does a good job when she has to draw blood so that she causes as little pain as possible. She was just amazing. When she left, my friend who came to stay with me turned to me and said "she needs to teach other nurses how to interact with patients."
I totally agree.
Get to know the people you stick. Even if you don't literally stick them. Get to know the people who come to the cash register, who enter your office, who buy ice cream from your truck. Get to know the people you stick. It makes a difference.