Tag Archives: nursing

From Parents to Grandparents

Posted on December 30, 2022 by maryannniemczura

In the blink of an eye, we welcomed our grandchild and officially started a new journey as grandparents.  Awesome! Honored to be in the delivery room! Isabella Rose entered our world and lives with a hearty newborn cry. In an … Continue reading →

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Family Rituals, Traditions and Education

Posted on December 29, 2017 by maryannniemczura

Nurtured in us at an early age was the love of God, family and the importance of education. We were also gifted piano lessons and practice was a given.  We never questioned any of it but simply did as we … Continue reading →

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Nursing – a Family Tradition

Posted on November 2, 2014 by maryannniemczura

In my book, A Past Worth Telling, I mention my mother who became an RN in Boston where she and my father met at a Boston University dance. One of my opening poems, “It was Complicated,” recounts the story of … Continue reading →

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Remembering her…

Posted on September 28, 2014 by maryannniemczura

We have a new nurse in our family which reminds me of my mother at about the same age as our daughter now is. My mother and her sister both went to nursing school in Boston and began nursing careers … Continue reading →

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