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Nanay and Her Indelible Memory: 30 Years Later

Nanay and Her Indelible Memory: 30 Years Later

“Why did you come home? Don’t you have a nursing board review class tomorrow?” Nanay asked me these questions when I got home at 6 pm on April 22, 1993. She asked those questions because it was unusual for me to come home in the middle of the week. We lived an hour away from the city and it was so uncharacteristic of me to leave the dorm for home on a school day. I answered: “We have a review…

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An Ode to My Mother

An Ode to My Mother

Nursing was the profession you chose for me. But to be a lawyer was all I wanted to be. An obedient daughter, I followed your plea. Although nursing was not my cup of tea. Challenged, I had to prove my worth. Looked down upon, I hid my hurt. ā€œIā€™m doing this for you,ā€ was all I thought. Hopefully, this was not for naught! As I progressed in nursing school, I thought this was rather cool. Taking care of patients, what…

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