Comments on: Tracy Moving Toward Nursing Goal

By: Paul Stern

Paul Stern — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:26:18 +0000

As you should be.

By: David Owens

David Owens — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:30:53 +0000

I realize it may not be fashionable to say so in this forum, but I remain proud of the place I work and the work we do.

I wish we had all those good people we’ve lost. We were better with them.

But I’m still proud of the work we do each day.

By: tracy fox

tracy fox — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:27:53 +0000

Yes Lisa! That is so true. I leave work so exhausted, but so satisfied after every shift in that I have helped people. They are so grateful, as are their families for the care we give at our hospital. Not only that, there is life in the building, which is always bustling with doctors, nurses, other medical staff, so much different from the dead building I left when I left the Courant. I wish all former journalists could find a new passion and realize there is life after the death of newspapers as we know it…Please google my name and New York Times and Nursing to see the story of how I got here…I wrote it for generations for the now-defunct CT section. It was from the heart, and explains my metamorphasis!
Working for a hospice organization as you do is what our kind would call a Mitzvah. Best of Luck in your new job. I know with your caring and compassion and writing skills, you will be an amazing asset to them! Nice to hear from you! Tracy

By: Lisa Goldberg

Lisa Goldberg — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:20:34 +0000

Hey Tracy,
Isn’t it nice, for once, to be proud of where you work and not just the work you do? I left the business in 2005 and when I returned to writing three years later, it was for a hospice organization. What a difference!
I’m so glad I found your post. It’s been way too long.

Lisa Goldberg

By: southernmigrator

southernmigrator — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:49:56 +0000

I’m married to a CNA who took up the career nine years ago. I have a ton of respect for what they do. So, good luck Tracy!

By: Lee Foster

Lee Foster — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:51:44 +0000

Trace,
I am working part-time at a clothing store in Westbrook and I recently waited on your old friend State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance. I introduced myself and told him I used to work with you. He got a big old grin and said, “She was something!”

I think he meant that in a nice way!

lee

By: Paul Marks

Paul Marks — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:17:42 +0000

Tracy, you are among those whose Courant experience dates back far enough to remember 1993, when I spent an impromptu 10 days in the hospital. I will NEVER forget the comfort and reassurance that more than one nurse provided during my painful recovery. When I was up and walking again, weeks later, I went back and made it a point to thank all of them that I could find. Good medical care is not all about the doctors, not at all.

By: tracy fox

tracy fox — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:46:23 +0000

Marge, once in awhile, I’ll run into people from my past life, including state troopers. The funniest was a former state police trooper who was up on my floor as a volunteer minister! He is doing some training to be a minister, and we both looked at each other’s work badges and said,”What are you doing here?”
Fortunately, I have built close ties with the folks at St. Francis, so while they know I used to work for the newspaper, they also know I am extremely loyal to the hospital…I am also a corporator, which is a volunteer position, in which I help the hospital in the community in other ways, such as fundraisers, and kind of talking up the hospital. It is easy to do, because I really believe in St. Francis Hospital’s care.
Otherwise, I don’t talk much about my past career, unless someone asks what I did before….And the response I usually get from patients or nurses is, “That’s quite a career change!”

By: Judy Prato

Judy Prato — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:14:27 +0000

Congratulations, what a great career for you, nurses always have a job!!!

By: Kate Farrish

Kate Farrish — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:53:42 +0000

Go, Tracy, go.