Meet Haydee. // Hi, / my name is Haydee. // I have the hardest job in the world. // Pause. // I know what you're thinking. // For that job to be the hardest in the world, / she must be an executive / an oil driller, / or a super athlete. // But / she's none of those. //

I'm a caretaker.// She moved from the Philippines / to the United States / to become a caretaker. // Everyday, / she feeds and comforts the elderly. // See, / that's what she does. // She gives me peace. // She gives medications / and checks blood pressure, / she replaces diapers / and cleans spilled food, / she listens / and she comforts / and she becomes your friend.// And at the end,/ she's forced to say goodbye to her friends / as they depart this world. // All for little recognition, / little money / and little sleep. // It's easy / to overlook women, / caretakers, / and low-income people. // But the work Haydee does, / is work that all of us will need. // When we get old / our family might not be there, / but you know for sure / that Haydee will. // That's one minute. // See you tomorrow. //