A Nurse's Story Quotes

“She was a woman who conquered herself so that she could serve others.”
― Tilda Shalof, A Nurse's Story: Life, Death and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit

“That is what nursing has taught me above all: compassion is the greatest wisdom.”
― Tilda Shalof, A Nurse's Story: Life, Death and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit

“Medicine is becoming a business, and if people choose medicine as a way to make money, they should go to the States because there, health care is a commodity for sale and you can shop around for the best product. Patients are the customers and if you're rich you get better health care than if you're poor. In Canada, health care is a basic human right, a service that every human being deserves. Tell me, have any of you ever seen someone get preferential treatment? A Canadian over a non-resident? A white person over one of color? A VIP over an ordinary citizen?”
― Tilda Shalof, A Nurse's Story: Life, Death and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit