President's Message

From Grassroots to President

Abstract

For my first “President’s Message ” I would like to introduce myself on a personal and
professional level and thereby establish a rapport with you, and perhaps provide motivation to other perioperative Registered Nurses to become involved in their professional associations.
I am married and have two daughters of whom I am very proud. One of my greater accomplish- ments was in raising these girls and seeing them venture out into the world with their own set of values, beliefs, and desires. Now that the girls are on their own, Marvin and I remain in our home with a wonderful view of the Northumberland Strait and Victoria—By—The—Sea. It is a rural area with a 30 minute commute to work. My mother, sisters and brother live around us in their own homes on our family farmland. It is wonderful to have the security of family close by, and we respect each other’s privacy. Both vegetable and flower gardening are enjoyable hobbies and provide me with a measure of peace and well—being. For me, this is paradise.