ONS Connect - December 2008 - (Page 30) MEETTHElEADERSHip Anne Ireland, RN, MSN, AOCN® ONS Steering Council Member Clinical Project Manager, EHR Project Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, VT Years in oncology: 24 How I got into oncology: I almost hate to admit it, but only because I accepted a position at the hospital closest to where I lived when I moved to Toronto, Ontario, after graduating from the University of New Brunswick. This is a decision I have never regretted. My first ONS leadership role: I initiated a Chapter Interest Program and became the founding president of my local chapter (Northern Vermont) in 1999. How I moved from local to national ONS leadership: My first national commitment was as coordinator for the ONS Ambulatory/Office Nurses Special Interest Group. Shortly after, I served on several project teams (Cancer Chemotherapy, Ambulatory/Office Nurse Survey, and the ONS Leadership Development Institute) and joined the Steering Council in July 2005. My fondest memories: The days my kids were born—truly amazing! My motto is: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou ✱ Hometown: Harvey Station, New Brunswick, Canada Family: I am married to Mark Ireland, vice president of strategic marketing for IBM, and we have two wonderful sons: Adrian, age 17, and Nathan, age 14. For fun, I enjoy: Being with my family at our home in Jay Peak, where we enjoy skiing, golf, and tennis and play Scrabble and poker in the evenings. Tuesday, June 24, 2008 02:33 PM CST day, Chemo begins tomorrow and Sarah has been told that she is likely to lose her mo hair. Despite this news her spirits are high. She is joking about looking like a que ball, but I know, we all know, that she could never look anything but beautiful. Recovery from the surgery continues to go well. Sarah is now able tiful. ab to lift Katie without causing strain on her sutures. Your messages continue to continu warm our hearts. It will require a lot of people to bring our family through this. m I most likely will not update this site until our next meeting with the t oncologist, so please be patient. In the meantime, we will be living up this ogist, great gift of life. I pray you do the same! HER SPIRITS ARE HIGH. This is news worth sharing. Challenging events in life require more than a card. CaringBridge.org is the right place for your patients to have those conversations - not with the whole world, just their own. Tell them to set up a personal website at www.CaringBridge.org. They’ll discover how a CaringBridge website can make their lives a whole lot better. 30 ONS CONNECT December 2008 http://www.CaringBridge.org http://www.CaringBridge.org http://www.CaringBridge.org
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