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The Comfort of Touch

The Comfort of Touch’s Karen Burns

Text Box: I have been care giving from the age of 12 when I first started working at a nursing home transporting and serving meals to the residents. At 16 I became a nurses aide. I drove the nurses crazy because when I got to work I untied all the residents and took them for a singing walk up and down the ward, it drove me crazy to see them tied up. I always gave them hugs and got so much enjoyment out of getting them to smile or giggle.
At 17 I studied at Quincy City Hospital for 3 years and received my RN and Associates Degree in Science. My first experience, as an RN was head nurse on a Geriatric Psychiatric ward in Portland City Hospital. When I moved to Massachusetts and served on an Oncology floor at Brockton Hospital. My favorite shift was second shift where I did the teaching and gave back massages to the patients to help them relax and sleep.
In 1985 I ruptured a disc and put my nursing career on hold. While I recovered from the rupture I did bookkeeping for my husband business. Funny, I then started working for a bookkeeping service that was run by a previous social worker and I ended up with several jobs with elderly couples, with Alzheimer’s disease, CVA, cancer, and/or diabetes, and they needed 1 hour of bookkeeping and 3 hours of company. It was so rewarding. I still have those clients and have promised them all that I will always be there for them.
What a wonderful experience I’ve had. I so look forward to continuing this adventure with the knowledge of how to bring even more comfort from my abilities as a Massage Therapist, Dowser and Reiki Healer.
I encourage regular massage for everyone. In this fast paced world it is good to stop for a few minutes and receive THE COMFORT OF TOUCH.