That should keep you busy!" Although I don't like the sight of blood, I responded to an ad in the paper looking for hospital volunteers.That should keep you busy!" Although I don't like the sight of blood, I responded to an ad in the paper looking for hospital volunteers. As I was given a tour of the hospital, the volunteer coordinator explained that I would basically help the nurses--make sure ice water bottles in rooms are filled, maybe push a patient around in a wheelchair, get newspapers for the patients, and so on. It didn't sound too dificult, so I told them I would begin on Monday. Since I'm just 36, I was easily the youngest volunteer in the hospital. Most of the daytime help consisted of retired gents, or elderly widows after the retired gents. Still, everyone pitched in and made themselves useful. After the first week, I was finding the work very rewarding and I looked forward to my four-hour shift three days a week! I was still frustrated by my husband's lack of attention, but the volunteer work provided some outlet and relief from my physical cravings for sex. After about three weeks on the job, the head nurse assigned me the job of filling up the ice water bottles in each room. The wing I was working on was mostly orthopedic patients. |