Basu: In time of need, a nurse was there to care
REKHA BASU • rbasu@dmreg.com • May 8, 2009


On May 3, at a ceremony in Hy-Vee Hall marking the start of National Nurses Week, 100 Great Nurses of Iowa were honored. I nominated one of them. This is an edited version of the remarks I gave:

When my husband, Rob Borsellino, was diagnosed 4years ago with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, we went from minimal interaction with the medical system to an increasing succession of appointments and interventions. There were the neurologists and the pulmonary specialist, the nutritionist and the occupational therapist, the respiratory and speech specialists. There were the hospital emergency-room visits, and ultimately there was the hospice.
When my husband, Rob Borsellino, was diagnosed 4years ago with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, we went from minimal interaction with the medical system to an increasing succession of appointments and interventions. There were the neurologists and the pulmonary specialist, the nutritionist and the occupational therapist, the respiratory and speech specialists. There were the hospital emergency-room visits, and ultimately there was the hospice.


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