Loss 34/101: Loss of health and life in paediatric patients: Hui-wen Sato

#052. Imagine working with sick and dying children, where feelings of loss are all too familiar. How would you prepare for going to work everyday?In this episode we chat to Hui-wen Sato, a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit nurse at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around loss and grief and to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss.Loss #34 of 101 - Loss of health and life in paediatric patientsHui-wen lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two young daughters and two tortoises. She has worked as a Paediatric Nurse since 2010, after changing careers from working with the elderly. Since starting this work she has truly seen the best and the worst of humanity, and through this journey she has developed a passion to talk about the ‘inner heart experiences of nurses’. We wanted to chat to her to find out what it’s like to work in a job that involves facing constant loss of health and life in children and their families. What drives her to do it? What can you find to enjoy in work like this? How does she protect herself from compassion fatigue? And what has she learnt about grief through her role?Hui-wen has a beautiful way of expressing how grief has taught and shaped her, and her view of life, faith and family. She shares wisdom to help us all when facing loss and grief, but especially those who face it in their workplaces on a daily/weekly basis.She also shares a fantastic text response her friend sent, that we should all remember when dealing with friends and family who are grieving. You can read more from Hui-wen on her personal blog: http://heartofnursing.blog and AJN's blog Off the Charts: https://ajnoffthecharts.com.Hear her Tedx Talk; ‘How grief helped me become a better caregiver’: https://www.ted.com/talks/hui_wen_sato_how_grief_helped_me_become_a_better_caregiver?language=en Follow her work on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Huiwen.Alina.Sato Send us Fan MailSupport the show-----thesilentwhy.com  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn What's a Herman? / Buy a Herman - thehermancompany.comSupport the show: buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhySign-up to my mailing list (only used for sharing news occasionally!): thesilentwhy.com/newsletterHow to talk to the grieving:  thesilentwhy.com/post/howtotalktothegrievingReview the show: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  GoodpodsEpisode transcripts: thesilentwhy.buzzsprout.comThank you for listening.