Going Away Party...

Where does the time go?  I knew it had been a while, but my last post was almost two months ago?  I guess I need to schedule time to write.

The second in command at our office has taken a new job and will be moving out of our town towards the end of the month.  The new position she has accepted is a really great opportunity, one that was so great it trumped her desire to continue to lead the really great team of co-workers that she had led for the past six years.  Below is a part of my part of the video taped messages we all made for a little going away surprise:

It is a given that your departure will leave a big hole in the office.  The only reason I am not concerned about us rallying is because you carefully selected each and every member of the team to be the collective whole that we are.  In addition you taught us, by the example of your own personal high standards, how to deliver quality patient care and we will continue to do so after your departure.

This is a good example of a true team player.  Yes, she did her job very well, but the fact that she made the focus of her job the greater good of the patients and of the whole, speaks to the kind of person that she is.

This is also the kind of attitude a good volunteer will possess.  When one puts the good of another ahead of themselves both people experience a richness and a specialness that has a lasing effect of both.

She will be missed by all of us at the office, but as she moves on toward new adventures she will leave behind all of the compassionate and care that she taught us by example.  We wish her nothing but the best and send her off with much love.