She has devoted her entire life to caring for other people
Posted by Patti on August 13th, 2007 / Print This Post
This is cool, and I wish I could find her essay online.
Remona Pasley, a certified nurse’s assistant, won second place in a Florida Health Care essay contest with her entry “Treasure our Elders.”“I was shocked,” Pasley said.
She has devoted her entire life to caring for other people.
“I never went to college, I had to help my mom take care of the rest of the family,” she said.
More than 35 years ago, Pasley was drawn to medical work, to caring for those who could not care for themselves. She took some classes to get her certification through the organization she was working for.
“I didn’t realize it was college-level work,” Pasley said.
It was, and through perseverance, Pasley completed the courses and became certified.
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“The prize was $300,” Becker said. “She turned around and donated half of it to the facility.”Pasley smiled and said she is going to keep her eye on the future, and go for first prize. If she ever wins the grand prize money, she said, she wouldn’t hesitate to donate half again.
August 14th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Patti maybe you could write to this nursing home or email them and ask for a copy of the essay?
I too would like to read it.