Hey Team.
As I have entered into my
last week here, I did want to send a formal email to you all. I know that
there are rumors going around the unit that I am leaving; unfortunately this is
true. I officially gave my resignation a while ago and my last day here will be
this Thursday.
There is one thing that I
want to stress to you all before I leave. Please know that my decision to
leave has NOTHING to do with Vanderbilt or this job. Vanderbilt is my home and
is still the place in which I want to retire. I am sure that most of you know
by now, but just in case you don’t, my husband has recently been diagnosed with
cardiomyopathy and we have been trying to deal with all of it and the changes
it has caused in our family for over the last 18 months. Despite meds, there
isn’t any other treatment options for him at this point. The doctors keep
stressing to us that he needs to rest more and relieve stress. With that
said, I need to make some changes for my family and to help him get the rest he
needs in order for him to get stronger (health wise).
I am officially going to be
working as a travel nurse for a while and my family is going to be traveling
with me. We are going to take this one assignment at a time. My
husband has left his job and his main focus from this point going forward is
going to be to homeschool our children and get better. While we are excited
about this opportunity, anxious about the changes and eager to see where our
lives take us next, please know there is much sorrow in this decision as
well. Leaving here has never been my first choice, but I’m sure all of
you understand why it is the choice that I have to make.
I am grateful for having had the
opportunity to serve on this team as a leader for the past six months but even
more to have served as a nurse on this unit for the last six years. I
have learned so much that influences my work as a pediatric nurse and that
influences my life in many other areas. No matter where life takes me and
my family next, I will always look back to Vanderbilt as home and to the
employees here as family. Having spent the last eleven years at this facility,
I feel as though I have grown up here. Starting out as a care partner, I
have transitioned through to a nurse extern, a PNR, an RN and finally a
CSL. I know that I’ve grown professionally in a way that I could never
have hoped and leaving here has been the hardest decision I’ve ever had to
make. This hospital has molded me and helped me to become the person that
I am today and I could not have asked for a better environment to work in than
here. I am so proud of this facility, of what it stands for and of what
it continues to do in the lives of children every day. I do want to thank you all for the opportunity to serve on
this unit again. And I am so proud to say that I have worked with such a
skilled set of nurses and doctors! I’m refusing to say “good-bye” to
everyone, but rather just say “I’ll see you soon!” And please know that
even though I am leaving, I am still here for you. If you ever need
anything, my new email will be: LindseyBarnes_RN@yahoo.com
You can also follow our family on our new journey from our blog: www.BarnesFamilyTravels.blogspot.com
.
I offer my
best wishes for this team and its continued success. I look forward to
seeing all you again soon, especially when I get to come home to Vanderbilt.
Your friend,
LindseyB
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