My Grandmother: Nurse For The American Red Cross

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My maternal grandmother studied at the Mount Caramel College of nursing, becoming the first women in her family to attend college. She went on to become a nurse for the American Red Cross. My grandmother devoted her life to helping those in need, she loved her job and always spoke very highly of nursing as a profession. She is the reason I work so closely with the Red Cross through volunteer work and donation. I wanted to carry on her legacy with such an amazing organization in anyway I could. I love volunteering there and hearing the stories of why people donate, as well as speaking with nurses about their many experiences. With this being said, she is not the only reason I want to become a nurse. I am blessed to have a second amazing role model in my life leading me to the profession of nursing. …show more content…

She attended the University of Tennessee and got a degree in nursing. More specifically, she wanted to become a nurse for the United States Army. World War II was going on at the time and she knew she wanted to help in meaningful way. By the end of her military career she had received the rank of Lieutenant and even outranked her husband, who also fought in World War II. After the war ended, she worked in a few different hospitals in Indiana. She worked her whole life, after her hospital work was done she began to work as a nurse at her local church. She was well into her eighties when her health started to decline and she finally had to slow down and officially retire. She was the definition of the saying "if you love your job, you'll never have to work a day in your life", she showed me what true passion is and I truly believe I will have the same motivation and work ethic she had throughout her

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