May 12 is Mother’s Day and International Nurse’s Day. GV Health wishes everyone a Happy Mother’s Day and Happy International Nurse’s Day. It extends its heartfelt gratitude to the compassionate and dedicated mothers and nurses at GV Health for their exceptional care.
To commemorate the special day, we spoke with a mother-daughter duo, Anne Lawer and Dana Sinclair, who share the same passion for healthcare.
Both theatre nurses, Anne has been employed at GV Health for a remarkable 46 years and Dana- 15 years.
“I completed my General Nursing training at the Mooroopna Hospital, and after my children were born in the Midwifery wing at the Shepparton Campus, I returned to nursing at Mooroopna,” said Anne.
She said she quickly found her calling in the Operating Theatre.
“Theatre was a place of excitement, diversity, and long hours on call, but I would never have chosen to work anywhere else. The greatest compliment Dana gave me was when she began nursing and said, ‘I understand why you love it so much,” she said.
Dana began working as an Enrolled Nurse in 2009, and Anne was her Associate Nurse Unit Manager.
“Mum was my boss – and I wouldn’t have had it any other way,” said Dana.
“Nursing to me is not what you do, but who you are, it becomes part of you. I always knew my mum did something extraordinary; now we are doing it together. To be able to share something like this is pretty special, and not many others have the opportunity in their lifetime,” she said.
