36 Years Ago - 3rd September 1980
This week (1st September 2016) my 3rd Grandchild was born - Louis
HOWEVER
It is extraordinary to reflect that -------
36 years ago today I walked through the front doors of Kings College Hospital on my very 1st day as a student nurse.
I was 24 Years Old
I was 24 Years Old
On that day I could not have imagined
What a journey I had ahead of me....
In 1980 there was no internet, no Facebook, Twitter, Blogs.
There were no Mobile Phones, no Home Computers.
There were 3 TV Channels.We played Vinyls on our Record Players.
I spent 3 Years as a Student Nurse
I met my future wife
I became a Staff Nurse
I specialised in Intensive Care Nursing
We moved to Wales
We had 3 Sons
I became a Nurse Teacher
I got a Doctorate
I ran a big University Department that educated Student Nurses and Qualified Nurses
I met Nurses, Doctors, Health Professionals, Patients, Families, Teachers, Managers, Students
THOUSANDS OF THEM
And now I am a Retired Associate Professor of Nursing
AND
A GRANDFATHER
ITS BEEN A JOURNEY !!
