A former cancer patient fulfilled her nurse’s wish recently by officiating her wedding after the two developed a special bond. Source: Patient officiates her nurse’s wedding after the pair became friends during cancer treatment
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Nurse runs five marathons to raise money for cancer charity
A uro-oncology nurse consultant has completed five marathons in the run up to her 50th birthday to support The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Netty Kinsella, who works at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, completed four marathons solo and then was joined in her fifth and final marathon by some of her colleagues from the urology…
Widow at 32 retrains as a nurse after marrying terminally-ill boyfriend in hospital
Louise Hughes watched her now husband Dave get whisked away in an ambulance on their first date. Now, following his death, she has decided to retrain as a nurse A whirlwind of emotions left Louise Hughes shattered as she saw her husband’s life ebb away. In just a few short weeks she was married and…
Nurse at Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital recognized with DAISY award
WESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Meta Kirksey, RN, of Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, was recently honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. This award was especially meaningful because Kirksey’s husband, Alberto, also won the award…
Child-life specialist puts smiles on faces of children with cancer
Child-life specialist puts smiles on faces of children with cancer Florida Times-Union The Child Cancer Fund has grown from just raising money for Craver’s position to providing financial help for families in Northeast Florida and Southern Georgia whose children are receiving treatment at Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Nemours Children … Source: Child-life specialist puts smiles…
Nurse makes her rounds at an unusual place – a homeless camp by the Santa Ana River
Spend a day along the Santa Ana River with Julia Cross, a nurse, and the mysteries of faith, hope and redemption unfold. Carrying a kit of medical supplies, Cross pauses before four small tents that look like they’ve been outside for years, because they have. She calls out. Heidi Sanchez emerges between piles of clothes,…