White Hats & Lures

Erin's earrings were dangling just above the patients chin, the look in his eyes was sheer disbelief.

Understandable as Erin's earrings were fishing lures the size of small trout.

She had them in a myriad of colors and sizes, color coordinated to match her scrubs. It brought a bit of comic relief to the orthopedic and neurology patients. She was quick witted, and always had a joke for our patients.

I'm not sure what started the metamorphosis, perhaps it was when Erin was injured while out jogging. She'd been hit by a car, broke her ankle, and had cuts and bruises.

Her humor didn't change, her jokes were still good...but something was different.

The lure earrings vanished, as did her colorful scrubs. Suddenly she was wearing all white scrubs...then nursing dresses, white hose, and white shoes. It was about that time I left the hospital to work at home health.

A few months later, Erin was on the local news. I was stunned to see not only the white dress, hose and shoes, but .... a hat? A white nursing hat? Like old time nurses? Huh?

I never found out why, and I'm glad of that.

Thank goodness for Home Health and blue jeans.