Volunteering and Sickness.

Well, i worked a few hours last week, but my days were cut short. For those of you who didn't notice me missing fro a week, i had the flu and just now am starting to feel well enough to move.
My week started on Monday and i was not looking forward to the volunteer work. I spent 8 hours in training and meeting various co-workers. Ill say this: the employees that i work with are not very nice people, however, the volunteers are the sweetest people on the planet. On Tuesday i was actually allowed to work in the ICU for a few hours and met this wonderful woman named Linda. Her and her husband, Bill, both volunteer around 20 hours a week at the hospital. Both of them are retired and both really like their work. Linda and I chatted for a few hours as she showed me the how-to of my specific tasks. Unfortunately, someone was on their death bed just as I got there. Seeing his children rush to him and having to get the nurses permission to let them in was heartbreaking.
On a side note, i also found out that there are a lot of suicides in Joplin and they come to my dept. I'm not allowed to tell their families that they are there.
I'm seriously thinking about continuing to work at the hospital after this class, even if its only a few hours a week.