"I’m a semi-retired specialist nurse and don’t mind if people call when they need reassurance or a friendly voice."
I work one day a week as a hepatitis nurse specialist. I didn’t start
my nursing career until I was 36 because there wasn’t a training
college in the Bahamas where I lived.
I have spent 30 years at Mount Vernon hospital but reduced my hours
to look after my husband who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
I still felt I had something to offer after he passed away and put
the word out to colleagues. Someone mentioned hepatitis and I thought,
why not?
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