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Go Girls!!


Today I sit here at my desk pondering International Women’s Day.
I am pretty sure that today I should be feeling strong, proud and liberated, maybe wearing a power suit or burning my bra but actually I’m wearing a heated wheat bag on my neck as I am suffering from Torticollis (no I don’t know what this is either but it hurts!), I am drinking my hot water and waiting for the wife to pick me up so I can drown my sorrows over a glass of milk while sat in bed watching this weeks “Celebs go Dating”.

Woo go me, you strong independent woman!




I am however very lucky in that I am loved by some amazing women in my life.

My wife manages to work full time, care for our toddler and train in a new care sector.
My sister runs her own business as well as raising the most well behaved teenager ever.
We have a Registered Manager in our office and she is my life guru and inspiration as she has such determination and strength.
My mum has overcome illness and loss in her life yet is still smashing parenthood and loving life.
My best friend is gorgeous; she travels and is currently progressing within her own career too.

I am also looking at a picture board full of the faces that work for Next Generation Nursing and Care.
All of them, regardless of gender, put their uniform on, they leave their own homes and their own families and become HCA’s,  Nurses or Support Workers for the next 12 hours, caring for our mum's, our nan's, our daughter's.
They support individuals with personal care, they support them to have a nutritious meal and to access the community where possible.
The main thing they do is they attempt to make a person smile every single day.

So while I am lucky that I have that amazing support network of family and friends, today I would like to reach out to the care team of Next Generation Nursing and Care and say YOU are my inspiration.
Keep doing what you are doing, keep supporting those individuals to smile and keep smiling yourselves.
You are doing a great job!

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