The world is such a sadder place without you in it. The profession is much poorer now you are no longer a practitioner of it. Making sense of karma is that much harder. If only you had known the effect you had on our days, not by the big things but the little, your smile, your cheek, your calm reassuring air and your utter non flap ability while all around you had the potential to devolve into chaos. If I am half as loved, half as respected and half as courageous as you, I will count myself blessed. We will both miss you and feel that little less reassured in those situations where you excelled, with the scared and the traumatised, the confused and the angry, the desperately unwell and the staff you encouraged at the times they felt they couldn't keep going. You are, and will always remain the very ideal of what a nurse should be.
Our deepest sympathy and respect to those who so obviously loved you and spoke so well today.xx
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