CHILDHOOD AMBITION
To have fun.
FONDEST MEMORY
When I was elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council. I knew that many nurses and staff worked to elect me, and now I would represent my brother and sister nurse members.
FAVORITE MUSIC
Depends on my mood; I lean mostly toward jazz.
WILDEST DREAM
To be obnoxiously rich and decide what I'd like to do at the start of each day.
PERFECT DAY
Sitting out on the deck of my home, next to the lake, on a sunny day with blue skies and a warm breeze, with my book and a glass of iced tea.
FIRST NURSING OR HEALTH CARE JOB
Right after I graduated from nursing school, I was hired into the newly forming medical ICU at the University of Michigan. I was thrilled and scared to death.
INDULGENCE OR SECRET SIN
Biweekly full-body massages.
LAST PURCHASE
Mushrooms and onions (for a stew).
INSPIRATION
Nature; it's always changing, but still stays the same.
SCARIEST MOMENT
Watching my former father-in-law fall over, have a grand mal seizure, and stop breathing. It was only seconds before I responded, but it felt like forever. I was able to resuscitate him, and he lived another 14 years.
BEST VACATION
Camping in the remote woods of northern Michigan with my family, friends, and their children. Pinochle, cigars, and Drambuie at midnight after the kids went to bed!!
FAVORITE MOVIE
Dr. Zhivago.
DREAM VACATION
Somewhere on a warm beach, thinking about the snow at home.
I ASPIRE [horizontal ellipsis]
To have a career creating and selling fiber arts.
NURSING AMBITION
To work long enough to be paid for the knowledge I have, as well as the care I provide.