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Photo Stories: A Nurse's Diary

In Tunisia and precisely in Sidi Bouzid (the city that sparked the Arab Spring in 2011) Kawthar has been working as a nurse in a hospital’s ICU since 1992, where she spends almost half of her days taking care of people who are struggling critical illness or unstable conditions. This profession is exceptional as it requires both ethical commitment to help those lives at risk of death, along with strength and sensibility to be able to deal daily with people on the edge of life and death. No wonder this job is called “Critical Care Nurses" 

  • “Im responsible to help those people and I feel this brings me close to God, that’s why I’m still working as a nurse, every other day I feel closer to God”
  • “I ask the patients to pray for me. This man’s prayers for me were so honest and sincere..  that made me cry”
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  • At her house’s entrance;  Kawhtar’s son awaits her with a kiss every day after work
  • A loving husband, three daughters and one son… The family gathers for dinner every day
  • Kawthar cares for her patients and gives them full attention in every possible way
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  • Sometimes, we receive patients who are so close to death that we think it’s a matter of moments .. This patient  was one of those cases, where his lungs were not functioning but we managed to respond promptly and accurately in a team work, and his lungs came back to life”
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  • “I feel sad when a patient dies, it makes me feel helpless. But I also believe I was able to change people’s lives physically and emotionally, especially those patients who try to commit suicide. I try to approach and support them. Talk with them, listen to all their fears and sorrows to help them get over the thought of wasting their lives again”
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