Mickey's Blog

We had a guest visiting our hospice unit today, and she shared the story of the loss of beloved colleagues who had worked at our hospital.

There are certain things we strive to attain every day, and if I were to try to describe these I would say, first, excellence in scientific care and scientific method, and at the same time, human caring and compassion. And it isn't always easy to integrate these qualities - qualities that focus on "both shores." Mickey Barron and Rhonda Fishel brought this excellence and this spirit to our hospital system for many years. Mickey was a Nurse Practitioner who practiced with excellence in our ER and ICU, and Rhonda for many years was the Chief of our Surgical ICU.

For those who might not know, Dr Rhonda Fishel had earned a reputation of being an incredibly gifted trauma surgeon and criticalist. Training, skill, discipline and hard work brought miracles from her hands. But what so touched so many of the nurses in the units, was that they knew Rhonda as a caring, humble human being, who on a daily basis gifted everyone she could with compassion.

Mickey and Rhonda were inseparable in life, passed a way a short time apart, and were buried in a touching ceremony. This is described at http://mickeybarron.blogspot.com

The ripples of the memories of noble spirits are intended to spread compassion through the world, as they did through their actions when they shared the journey of living with us.

I hope people interested in Hospice take a moment to read Mickey's Blog.