If I were king, I'd take the politicians' salaries and give them to the nurses and vice versa. I have the greatest of respect for people who take on a job I couldn't do myself. For 4 years I looked after my father who had dementia and it was the most difficult thing I've ever done. I almost ended up demented myself!
That would be fair, actually, it will never happen. What you did is admirable, so lovely of you. In my experience, looking after people with mental issues is the hardest thing. I went through 6 months of training in a mental hospital, and even though we were prepared for what we’d be facing, it still got to us all. It rubs off on you and we all ended up with dark circles under our eyes after couple of months, trying to comprehend what the patients needed or meant. Honestly, we felt like we were going crazy too! I really understand what you mean.