RE: thanks

["Gregory J. Rupert" <gregoryrupert@sprynet.com>]

Hello D.T.

Sorry to see some of the beating you have taken. I started as a flight nurse
in Alaska flying fixed wing. If not for the support of one of my nursing
instructors that believed in me I would never have gotten in, even with 8
years experience with the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group, 10 years as a
volunteer EMT and then five years as a nurse with three in the ER and ICU.
As a whole I think that due to the nature of the profession and that each
flight crew member must rely on their partner in a very stressful
environment, the flight community as a whole tends to have a fortress
mentality. My family has been in nursing now for three generations and my
mother who is an X ER nurse and still practices as a nurse in her 60's
believes nursing as a whole is it's own worst enemy. "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY
AND IT IS US" and "NURSES EAT THEIR YOUNG". Keep knocking at the door, good
luck and God Bless.

Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: DARRAR@aol.com [mailto:DARRAR@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 9:39 AM
To: flightmed@flightweb.com
Subject: thanks



I would like to thank everyone for thier input. As a whole, everyone has
been very supportive and encouraging. Again I am very sorry about my first
post - after re reading it, I cant blame some of you for frying my butt.

You guys are awesome!!

I will be lurking in the cybershadows - keeping my mouth shut ( and
learning)

See you in a few years

D.T.