Adopt a patient

Nurses have the priviledge of seeing patients get better. We see them before they go to surgery to repair the disfigurement that they have. We see them after surgery with bandages and tubes sticking out of them. And we see them when they look in the mirror for the first time as a new person no longer in shame. But what about the rest of the crew who don't see this transformation take place? They can adopt a patient. Mercy Ship children can adopt a child patient. Women crew members can adopt a woman patient and male crew members can adopt a male patient. After the crew member adopts a patient, they can go to the ward and visit with them for hours at a time. They can take the patients around the ship or outside if they are able to go. The patients absolutely love this kind of attention and look forward to these visits. The crew members also enjoy this type of interaction and to see the transformation take place along with the nurses.