Creating A Memorial... is Creating A Memory of Them for Others

Angel In The Cemetery

NURSES

Being a nurse, I wanted to honor fellow nurses with a virtual cemetery. These memorials were created by many contributors including myself. Thank you for your work.

DON'T marry a nurse. Their 0500 or 1700 alarm disturbs your sleep and then they come home 14 hours later too tired to cook dinner or give the kids baths.

Don't marry a nurse. They walk in the door mentally exhausted and sometimes forget to even say hello.

Don't marry a nurse. They run out of patience and snap at the slightest question or demand.

Don't marry a nurse. They constantly assess people in public. It can be embarrassing.

Don't marry a nurse. Their stories are not dinner appropriate. If they even talk about work at all.

Don't marry a nurse. Your complaints of a sore throat will hardly be heard.

Don't marry a nurse. They spend so much of their energy on their patients that they have nothing left to give to you when their shift ends.

Don't marry a nurse. They don't make you a priority when they agree to work overtime on their "days off".

Don't marry a nurse. They're so emotionally unstable that sometimes they come home and just cry for no reason.

Don't marry a nurse.

MARRY a nurse. They are brave enough to take on any challenge.

Marry a nurse. They get up every day to put others first.

Marry a nurse. They have the best gut instincts to know when something is wrong.

MARRY A NURSE. THEY HAVE FELT WITH DEPTHS OF THEIR HEARTS UNKNOWN TO MOST PEOPLE.

Marry a nurse. They're always ready to help someone in need.

Marry a nurse. They see things that others don't.

Marry a nurse. They give their all and utilize every talent they have.

Marry a nurse. They know what it means to sacrifice.

Marry a nurse. They were brave enough to embrace a duty that never sleeps.

Marry a nurse. They have learned to adjust without complaining.

Marry a nurse. They are strong enough to hold back tears until they are alone.

Marry a nurse. They never settle for less than they are capable of. Their patients always come first.

Marry a nurse. They succeed in times of unknown.

Marry a nurse. They know the value of life.

Marry a nurse. They know time is precious.

Marry a nurse. Those quiet moments truly are sacred.

Marry a nurse. Because if you have the chance to marry a nurse, that means they are trusting you to help them carry a beautiful burden that you will never understand.

Marry a nurse. Just know they see more in a day than most people see in their lifetime.