Today we are adding another Why St. Anthony’s post from our Facebook feed to our blog. This time it comes from one of our Lucy Smith King Care Center RNs, Janie Miller. The picture to accompany the story comes from Janie and it is her and her mom, Connie.
“Sitting in room 5 praying that one of the most important people to me wouldn’t suffer at the end. The lady that was brought from Louisville to the Lucy Smith King Care Center to live the remainder of her time, wasn’t my biological mother but was my mom and raised me as her own. Her name was Connie Brockett. In the early morning hours of November 3, 2012, I watched as the nurses and aides at the Lucy smith King Care Center compassionately made my mom as comfortable as they could. It was hard to accept that time with her was coming to an end. I thank the Lord every day that she was able to be moved back here from Louisville so that more of the family could be with her. The Care Center staff was wonderful with mom and with us. I was in nursing school when I lost her but I held a picture of us in my shirt pocket on every test and through every skill to remind myself that she was with me. While going through nursing school, we had to complete our portfolio and my long term goal in my portfolio was to become a hospice nurse so that I could help others like the nurses that helped me make it through one of the toughest times in my life. Over three and a half years ago I was preparing for a nursing interview with St. Anthony’s. It was the night before my interview and I was getting my portfolio cleaned up. As I turned through the pages, staring back at me was my long term goal of becoming a hospice nurse. So today I am proud to say that I have been with St. Anthony’s Hospice over 3 years and this is my family! Since that time I have had a grandfather, Allan Householder, who was under St. Anthony’s care and was fortunate enough to pass peacefully at home with the help of our nurses and aides. He passed away early in the morning and the nurse came and sat with us until after the funeral home came to pick him up. I can not thank St. Anthony’s enough for what they have given me!”
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