The Language of Kindness

Christie Watson

• 01 januari 2018
• 9781784741983

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Christie Watson has been a nurse for twenty years. At our most extreme moments, when life is lived more intensely, Christie is there by our side. Taking us from birth to death and through the rooms of the hospital from A&E to the mortuary, THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESS is an astonishing account of the oldest profession - a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness.



Christie Watson was a nurse for twenty years. Taking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary, The Language of Kindness is an astonishing account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness.

We watch Christie as she nurses a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side during her patient's agonising heart-lung transplant, and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive.

In our most extreme moments, when life is lived most intensely, Christie is with us. She is a guide, mentor and friend. And in these dark days of division and isolationism, she encourages us all to stretch out a hand.