![]() Plus, she is grieving the loss of her mother, whom she so dearly loved. I’m proud of you.” Words of encouragement. And now, she has to drive me to my outpatient rehab twice a week.Īnd at the end of the day, before lights are out, she pats me on the back and says, “Good job, Dad. Now, here’s my daughter, holding down two jobs, caring for her lovable collie dogs, coming over to me endless times a day, tending to my needs, food preparation, laundry, grocery shopping, pick-up the mail, banking, and coordinating the visiting nurses coming to the house to care for my needs. My daughter put an addition onto her home 17 years ago for my wife and I, so just a sliding door separated us. I was transported to a rehab hospital in Portland, stayed 13 days, and had my daughter drive me home. Talk about a total train wreck: a broken bone and a shattered heart, and helpless and hopeless. On February 1 of this year, my loving wife of over 65 years died very unexpectedly at York Hospital, and that same day, I was in the same hospital having surgery performed on my fractured femur. I would compare her to a Saint, to Mother Theresa, the way in which she selflessly continues to give back to the world never fails to amaze me, and I never take it for granted. I can only try to aspire to be like her every single day. ![]() She’d never admit that she’s tired, even though you know she must be. She slept in her car many nights in the parking garage, knowing she’d be right back at it for 10, 12, sometimes 16 hours the next day. She waded through the frontlines of COVID-19, even as her retirement neared, she didn’t give up hope, she didn’t give in, she gowned up and didn’t ask questions. Debbie is a true angel and provided the most kind, compassionate care for her patients and co-workers. To: Debbie Desjardins at Mercy Hospital and Maine Medical Center Emergency Departments Debbie Desjardins, RN (left) and her daughter, Katina Burns.
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