Grace General Hospital - Our Days of Grace Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Brigadier Mrs. Wagner Major Johnson Instructors . j . Classmates

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We had returned to Grace for just a short time when we packed up again. This time for a 12 week stay at Selkirk. Psychiatry taught us much about others and more about ourselves. Here again, the residence was different. We sure utilized the fire escapes as a great means of attaining the fresh night air. The care packages from home were greatly appreciated. Some came all the way from Regina, Saskatchewan. Intensive Care was a valuable three week experience. Here we saw patients who were critically ill and we also saw them gradually improve till they were well enough to be transferred to the wards. Here we realized what intensive nursing means and how the patients profit therefrom. Casualty! In this place one needed three times as many hands, feet and ears as we are endowed with. One mind was enough as it was usually confused enough for six. However, outwardly one remained calm, cool and collected. Many cuts were sutured, wounds bandaged and needles given. It was a good experience and a great place to work. The experience in Diet Kitchen was short but interesting, and the more we learned about minerals, vitamins and calories, the hungrier we got. Not all of the time did we spend studying and working. Remember those bike rides ! An excellent way of relieving frustrations. Did I mention frustrations? They were alleviated in other ways too. Who has not at one time or other told a close friend about her trials and tribulations, just to get relief from knowing that another shared and knew. Many a late night was a result of those discussions - and not always were those dis¬ cussions troubles. I can well remember some late nights spent discussing an engage¬ ment. The lucky one couldn ' t sleep so why should the rest of us. At times when visitors were unwelcome, signs came up like, i am a depressed area , Do not disturb and Many may enter but few may not . Remember our Black Band party celebrated at the Shanghai with all the C hinese food we could eat? There were Christmas parties, hootenannies, wiener roasts and also a lot of bread, peanut butter, honey and jam. Our receptionists must sometimes have wondered where it all went. We say thank you to all who made our residence a home away from home. To Dr. McMillan and Mrs. Dojack belong much of the credit for our good health. We were supplied with salt water and corn syrup - a cure for most of our ills ! Thanks to both of them. We render our due thanks to Colonel Everett, Miss Seeman and those Instructors who helped us to become what we are today - Registered Nurses. We deeply appreciated those people who frequently acted as chauffeurs. Friends, sisters, brothers and boyfriends. They encouraged us also during our three years and often gave good advice as they were detached from our environment. How can we express our thanks to those who meant most to us these three years - Mom and Dad . They listened to us complain; encouraged us in our disappointments, and comforted us when our endeavours failed; rejoiced with us in our successes; pro¬ vided us with our daily needs, and prayed for us in times when strength was sorely needed. For all this and more we, as members of Class ' 69 thank our parents. May we live and work so that they will ever be proud of our achievements. A few words to the Class of ' 69. Firstly, I feel honoured to be chosen as Valedic¬ torian. Thank you! Secondly, many friendships have been formed which I believe will not be quickly forgotten. Let ' s try and keep in touch. Some of our number are not able to be with us tonight - To you, we will just say we have not forgotten you . I wish you all the best of success in the future and into the future can each one of us take this little prayer for everyday living: Great Spirit, grant that I may not criticize my neighbour until I have walked a mile in his moccasins ! Rose Lynn Bartel

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