Night shift

The coldest week

The boiler in building C broke for two days in the coldest week. We moved the patients, we heated water on a plate in the corridor and fed tea to the whole ward. One old man said "like in 1992". I think he meant it kindly.

The nurses wore two jackets over their white coats. I wore mine over three sweaters and a scarf of my grandmother's. My patients said I looked like a "walking blanket". I said thank you, it is exactly what I wanted.