My boss stayed late to repair a complex laceration, so I could still keep moving forward with my other patients.

Hospice mgr told me “ while you are oncall, remember there is no emergency in hospice. Drive safely arrive alive, your patient and family needs you alive, fully present to provide peaceful pain free dignified end of life care to their beloved dying family member”. She also told me “Do not ever treat your hospice patient, how you would like to be treated.” I soon came to realize why she said that, over my 23 years as an hospice nurse. Everyone is not like you, we are all unique, and absolutely very individual during our dying process. This one size fits all mentality does not apply in end of life and death and dying. Over the years, dying is like snow flakes under a microscope, every person is intrinsically different in this process. From that day forward each person in my care at end of life, I always give them their best individualistic send off and honor how that person says they want to be treated during their end of life. Thank you

My manager always gives close monitoring while discharging duties, ensuring a successful outcome of every details and always accommodating every challenge that may come up during procedures by guiding properly on each decision taken.

My nursing instructor saw something in me I couldn’t yet see in myself. While I was quietly enduring the chaos of an abusive marriage, she gave me structure, purpose and belief. On graduation day, she sought me out, looked me in the eyes, and said, “I was strict with you because if I had cuddled you, you would have crumbled.” In that moment, I realized she had seen the pain I carried, even when I thought I was hiding it. Her strength became my anchor, shaping the nurse I became and the woman who, years later, would find the courage to write; “Not One More Day,” a memoir of survival and healing—set to be released in September 2025.

Listen when I had a concern about patient safety!