Debbie,
Can you imagine how hard it must be to be a radiation tech. Many of them work 12 hour shifts because there are so many cancer patients and the machines have very little downtime -they have to run people through like cattle. They have certain days of the week when all of the children are clustered together. They see more death, dying and suffering than most others in the health care profession. And then there are the patients who are not grateful and just plain nasty about being there - taking out their side effects and symptoms on the techs because they're the closest human being involved in the day to day. There are also patients that show up drunk for treatment or sneaking cigarettes in the rest rooms in total disregard for the consequences while innocent children in their charge are dying.

Then there are the psychological aspects of it, seeing yourself there on that table, or knowing up close and personal just how devastating cancer really is. The terrified patients and caregivers or worse, the patients who come in daily with no support network.

They rarely ever see the success stories.

You couldn't pay me enough to be a rad tech.

We need to lift them up, pray for them, give them encouragement and thanks for a thankless job.