Emotional Caretaker Gifts

A woman taking her heart for a walk.

THE PIED PIPER OF GRAMERCY PARK

Medical personnel give their hearts

'How's my rabbit settling into his new home? He's still a bit jumpy!'

"I had to skip my workout."

'You are a very good nurse. You're actually listening to what I'm saying.'

'It's not easy being fabulous and caretaking.'

"The patient in 12-C needs comforting."

Boy whistling at crackers.

We're looking for a quiet neighborhood where everyone feeds us because they all believe we belong to them.

'No need to yell son, I may be deaf, but I can still read.'

"If you're sure your son doesn't mind living in a cage and eating pet food then who am I to say no?"

"Rescue someone; rescue yourself"

Lazy plumber.

Hospital.

'Please help mommy lose some weight. She gets grumpy when she's on a diet that's not working.'

A large bird house with many compartments; one is labeled "Sup't.".

Cleaner playing pool with brush.

One tends to the sick. The other manages a large estate. Interestingly, a caregiver and a caretaker are not on opposite sides of an interaction.

Dog with a neckerchief feeds dogs in matching nappies.

"Peace. Love. Adopt."

"If you need anything in the building, just call the super. This is the only known photo of him."

NHS recruitment.

"Any improvement since I brought the balloon?"

'My Dad will like you. He's the care-taker at the monkey house in the zoo.'

'A willingness to sacrifice yourself to bring 'peace and succor to the suffering' is all very well Mother Theresa but I don't think it makes up for your lack of knowledge of current hand sanitisation protocols.'

'Sorry, shortage of staff.'

"It's our latest targets...We have to do twice as much with half the stuff in a quarter of the time!"

"I'm afraid the diagnosis isn't good."

Cleaner with nameplate next to Consultant Surgeon's desk.

"On the other hand, his bedside manner is impeccable."

'You can always tell the pediatricians.'

'Could you wear a Dr. Phil mask?'

"John says you've all been compassionate and caring! Would you please stop... or he'll expect that at home!"

The Crimean War and Florence Nightingale