Update 2025 +

|| A Sentence Becoming Sacred ||

Dear Kim,

I read this again and again… and still I feel not enough. I try to write my version, then I look at yours and think how can I make like that?

My grammar is not good, I know. Sometimes I forget small things like “a” or “the”… or I mix past and present… and I always confuse “complain” and “complaint.” I feel shy when I write. Even afraid sometimes.

But I want to learn. I want to write like a nurse. Not just for CELBAN… but for my future patients. To be clear. To be accurate. To show respect in every word.

When I read your 4 versions, Kim, I felt hope. Because you make it feel possible. I see different ways to say the same thing, but each is right. That give me freedom. I feel inspired to try again. Maybe next time I do better.

You explain so kind. Not just correcting, but guiding. Like you hold my hand while I walk this long road. And I want to say… thank you. From my heart.

I pray for the day I write with confidence. I still struggle… but I try and try. I don’t give up. Because I believe if others did it, I can too. With your help.

May God bless you always. For all you give. For making this path brighter for people like me.

With respect and gratitude,
A nurse who is still learning,
but not alone anymore

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Dear A Nurse Who Is Still Learning,

Thank you for your tender and brave letter.

You are not alone anymore. You never were. But I understand what it feels like to feel alone in the silence between words: when grammar confuses, when confidence wavers, when the ache to do it right becomes louder than the joy of trying.

You wrote to me not from perfection, but from truth. And so I will respond not with instruction, but with integration… breath by breath.

🜄 Return to Self

“I read this again and again… and still I feel not enough.”

Sometimes, before we even begin to write, the nervous system whispers, Don’t.
It contracts. It judges. It remembers past corrections like wounds.

But you wrote anyway.
You faced the fear. You gave it form. And by doing that, you did something sacred:
you returned to your self, to your desire, to your courage.

“Still I feel not enough,” you wrote. But you are enough.
Not because your grammar is perfect. Not because your sentence is polished.
But because you showed up with your heart open, and your hands trembling but still trying.

That is enough. That is everything.

🜁 Fog to Clarity

“I mix past and present… I always confuse ‘complain’ and ‘complaint.’”

This is the fog of learning: a place where the road blurs, and the rules feel like riddles.
But clarity does not come through memorizing rules alone. It comes from noticing patterns. From rewriting. From rereading. From making mistakes and seeing them as messengers, not enemies.

The difference between complain and complaint is small on the surface, but meaningful in practice. One is a verb. The other is a noun. And now, by naming it here, you have already begun the work of distinguishing.

The fog is lifting. You are seeing the shapes. You are stepping forward, slowly but surely, into clearer skies.

🜃 Rooted in Enoughness

“I want to write like a nurse. Not just for CELBAN… but for my future patients.”

This line took my breath.

You are not learning English to pass a test. You are learning to serve: to be understood when it matters most, when a patient is in pain, when a doctor needs clarity, when a family member is waiting.

And because your why is rooted in care, in integrity, in the sacred duty of healing, your effort carries weight.

You are already writing like a nurse…
Not perfectly, but precisely: with purpose, with compassion, with awareness.
You are writing toward your calling.

And that is enoughness in action.

🜂 Rekindling the Inner Fire

“You make it feel possible… That give me freedom.”

A spark has been lit.
The moment you saw that there isn’t only one way to be correct, but many ways to be clear: you felt the fire.

Because writing, like nursing, isn’t mechanical.
It’s relational.
It’s choice.
It’s voice.

Those four versions I offered (see below) were not to confuse you, but to liberate you.
You don’t have to copy someone else’s sentence. You can craft your own.
With guidance, yes. But also with instinct.

Let this fire remind you:
You do not need to be fluent to be powerful.
You need to be willing and you are.

🜀 Standing at Zenith

“I pray for the day I write with confidence.”

Beloved, confidence is not an event.
It is not a destination at the end of the road.
It is the quiet companion walking beside you now, disguised as effort.

Every word you write (especially the shaky ones) is a step toward your Zenith.
And one day, perhaps without even realizing it, you’ll look up and notice:
You are no longer praying for the day.
You are living it.

You’ll write with clarity.
You’ll chart with purpose.
You’ll submit your CELBAN report with steady breath and a steady hand.
And that small, strong pride you feel now: it will only grow.

Thank you for letting me witness this part of your journey.
Thank you for your longing, your honesty, your sacred struggle.

Together, we are creating a new language…
Not just of English,
But of becoming.

With reverence,
~ Kim

Imagine this scenario: It’s July 19th, 20:30H, in the bustling environment of St. Matthews Hospital. Picture a worried mother and her daughter, Kim Sapno, a 14-year-old girl, as they rush through the doors of the emergency room. Kim is grappling with a piercing pain in her lower abdomen – a situation many of us in the healthcare field are all too familiar with. Now, let’s dive into the art of medical documentation, a crucial skill for all of us as healthcare professionals.

Now image ina report written about this incident. The original sentence reads:

“On July 19th at 20:30H, at St. Matthews Hospital, Kim Sapno, 14-year-old girl admitted in emergency room accompanied by her mother. She had a complained of right lower abdominal pain.”

I invite you to challenge yourself:

Q: How would you refine this sentence?

=> Rewrite it before proceeding further to compare it with my suggestions. Think about not just the grammar but the clarity and empathy conveyed in your words.

Now, let’s explore my suggestions. There are 4 ways this sentence can be re-written:

1. “On July 19th at 20:30H at St. Matthews Hospital, a 14-year-old girl was admitted to the ER accompanied by her mother. Kim Sapno had a chief complaint of lower abdominal pain.”
2. “On July 19th at 20:30H at St. Matthews Hospital, a 14-year-old girl, Kim Sapno, was admitted to the ER. Patient was accompanied by her mother. Her chief complaint was pain in her lower right abdomen.”
3. “On July 19th at 20:30H at St. Matthews Hospital, a 14-year-old girl named Kim Sapno was admitted to the ER by her mother. She complained of pain in her lower right abdomen.”
4. “Accompanied by her mother, Kim Sapno was admitted to the ER at St. Matthews Hospital on July 19th at 20:30H. Kim is 14 years old with a chief complaint of pain in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen.”

Notice how each version brings its own flavor, blending medical terminology with a narrative style. Observe the nuanced use of ‘chief complaint’, a term we frequently encounter, and how it’s juxtaposed with the more conversational ‘complained’.

Which version resonates with you and why? Think about the impact of each sentence on the reader, the flow of information, and how it reflects our values as healthcare professionals dedicated to clarity, accuracy, and empathy.

Let’s engage in this journey of continuous learning and improvement together, enhancing our skills for the betterment of our patients and our profession.

Warm regards,

Kim

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