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After nearly 20 years of walking HopeWest patients and their families through some of the most challenging moments of their lives, Alice McBurney, hospice nurse, has retired. Alice\u2019s contributions to HopeWest and the families she served underscore the value of compassionate care and the impact caregivers have on our community. But for Alice, she was simply \u201cdoing what she loved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor patients and families to allow me to be part of a very vulnerable and intimate time in life was a great honor,\u201d said Alice. \u201cTo be able to help them embrace death as a natural part of life, just as birth, is something I’ve been grateful to be able to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reflecting on her career, Alice says she couldn\u2019t imagine having done anything other than nursing. She shared feelings of gratitude for the experiences she\u2019s had throughout her career. Alice says that even though there is sadness, providing support and enabling family members to care for loved ones in ways they never thought possible has been fulfilling.<\/p>\n
Alice knew nursing was her calling as early as 8 years old. She would tend to her dolls as if they were her patients. By high school, all her courses were intentionally selected in preparation for nursing school. Early in her career, she worked at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, where she found her niche in Coronary Care.<\/p>\n
Later, when she and her husband settled in Montrose, Alice worked in home health until an opportunity with HopeWest came along. As an organization that aligned with her core values and clinical expertise, she knew HopeWest was where she belonged.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlice has touched countless lives and has served as an instrumental member of our team for many years,\u201d said Kelly Thompson, Program Director at HopeWest. \u201cWe will miss her wisdom and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Alice admits she often became attached to her patients, she finds peace in knowing they remain in the kind, caring, and capable hands of her HopeWest colleagues.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlice\u2019s calm and positive manner in teaching and mentoring has helped nurture countless new nurses in our community,\u201d said Holly Duensing, Clinical Manager at HopeWest. \u201cShe has touched the lives of so many with her guidance and compassion. Though her absence leaves a deep void, her influence and presence continue to live on through those she inspired.\u201d<\/p>\n
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