My former is a nurse practitioner with 30 years experience in dialysis. We took a young waif into our home for several years and eventually switched him to home dialysis. It was time consuming. Unrewarding, because of the myriad pains it caused to the boy. I could never have done it on my own.
I hear from him now and again. He’s thriving and happy and I have no regrets.
I hear from her as well. She is still devoted to her patients. She even went so far as to donate a kidney of her own. The chap died of a heart attack a few years post-transplant, but his life was better for knowing her.
A wonderful and touching story; thanks so much for posting :-)