¶ … KC but my friends and family call me Mary. I was born in the Philippines, on the island of Luzon in 1965. I lived in Philippines for roughly 22 years and then moved to Los Angeles, in 1992. My first few years in the United States were difficult. I had to come up with different strategies to get over my homesickness and to make it in the land of opportunity. The adjustment to American culture, clothes, language, and food were the most significant challenges of my life, but I overcame those them. Today, I have two children and they blessed me with four grandchildren whom I adore. Living alone in strange world made me who I am today. After all, I believed that our determination/dedication dictates our future. After long years of school, I completed a baccalaureate degree in nursing few years ago. I have had been in practice for approximately 12 years. My experience includes roles as a clinical nurse in ICU, SICU, MICU, CCU, BURN both adult, geriatric, RRT, and pediatric. I have worked with many wonderful people during this time, and have been able to learn so much from them. I also learn from my patients, by listening to them, about what it takes to be a nursing leader. Nursing leadership is more than just becoming more educated, it is about...
Beatles Next month I will be 23 years old. I started to wonder about other people were born on or around my birthday. Do any famous people who have a birthday near mine have anything in common? I found that jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1918; singer Barbra Streisand was born on April 24, 1942; and actress and comedian Carol Burnett was born on April 26,
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