International Nurses’ Day is marked every day on May 12th. This day celebrates the vital role of nurses in health care and recognises the difference nursing makes. The day co-incides with the birthday of Florence Nighingale, the pioneer of modern nursing. This year’s theme is the economic power of care which creates healthy people and societies and drives healthy economies – this is with the aim of reshaping perceptions and demonstrating how strategic investment in nursing can bring considerable economic and societal benefits. Everyone across Sonderwell, and the people we support and their families and carers, shares a huge thank you to the nurses who work across the organisation. The impact their work has on helping significantly contributes to improving people’s lives and we thank them for their hard work and dedication.
As part of our plan to bring the office team to the field, our lovely Care Coordinator Sarah Ankers visited FW at her home to help her put a face to a name after months of telephone calls between the two of them.
When Sarah got there, FW took great pride in showing off her incredible collection of teapots – coming in all shapes, sizes and designs. Collecting for the majority of her life and at one point had over 800, however her collection now is a much more modest 200+.
FW lives at home, but never alone with the company of her two cats, she loves to read and plays the piano.
FW was over the moon with the idea of sharing her collection with everyone through the newsletter – she was surprised that anyone would even be interested, but hasn’t stopped smiling since.