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Retirement Party Sacramento Medical Center Sacramento Old Spaghetti
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0504 - Summary/Objective
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050501 - Follow up ref SDS D3 0000. ref SDS D2 0000.
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050503 -
050504 - [On 141004 0834 article published in Reuters reports rising
050505 - Ebola health care crisis, ref SDS D7 0075; article
050506 - concludes citing demand for nurses who can "make a plan",
050507 - supervise training and assiduous implementation of complex
050508 - protocols, ref SDS D7 LV9M; analysis indicates Kathy's
050509 - experience and expertise might help meet this suddenly
050510 - exploding demand. ref SDS D7 OS5I
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050513 - [On 141004 0917 letter to Kathy submits record with article
050514 - on need for nurses with strong work practices to "make a
050515 - plan" to meet demand for accelerating Ebola health care
050516 - requirements. ref SDS E1 HI55
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0508 - Progress
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050901 - Drove to Sacramento for attending Kathy's retirement party, as planned
050902 - in the letter to Amy yesterday on 140924 0933. ref SDS D3 YR4H For
050903 - some reason cannot get the voice system to work now using cell phone
050904 - GPS for directions. The problem was that some setting was not
050905 - identifying the current location. However, even after that was
050906 - somehow fixed, there were no voice directions.
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050909 - Was lucky find a parking spot on J street, just a block from the
050910 - restaraunt.
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050913 - On 140718 article in New York Times reported nurses deferring
050914 - retirement to meet demands for rising health care. ref SDS 96 YX5I
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050917 - Kathy was surprised; she was greeting Michael's father, Clifford, and
050918 - then kissed and embraced me.
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050921 - Kathy introduced me to Clifford. He commented that I resemble Eddie.
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050924 - She introduced me to her Thursday lunch group friends of former
050925 - nursing colleagues at Sutter Medical Center, who retired 20 - 30 years
050926 - ago, and so are now mostly all in their 80s and 90s. There are a few
050927 - more recent retirees, now including Kathy.
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050929 - [On 140926 0008 letter from Sally commending Kathy on a
050930 - great career and her retirement party following notice in
050931 - telephone voice message. ref SDS D4 TV7O
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050934 - Paid $20 to Amy for spaghetti dinner, and bought a beer for another
050935 - $5.
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050938 - Post expense ledger...
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050943 - Kathy introduced Miki, who is a tech that has worked with Kathy the
050944 - past 20 years. Miki mentioned several times that Kathy was the
050945 - charge nurse when Miki was first hired, and helped her get started in
050946 - a new job.
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050949 - Sat with Amy, Michael and the 2 girls, so I could keep Mia engaged in
050950 - the discussion. There were no other young people at the party, but
050951 - both Mia and Simone seemed to mingle and talk with people they know,
050952 - likely from Michael's side of the family, who they see regularly.
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050955 - Kathy briefly addressed the entire group, though this was difficult
050956 - because everyone was having such a great time time talking and
050957 - laughing loudly, and the rest of the Spaghetti Factory crowd was
050958 - equally noisy. Somehow, Kathy got things quieted down enough to thank
050959 - everyone for attending, and for being such good friends and co-workers
050960 - the past 30 years or so at Sutter Medical Center. Kathy spoke well
050961 - with humor and sincerity presenting a list of 10 things retirement
050962 - means, mostly in relation to her health care work delivering babies in
050963 - the maternity department, which she shared in common with those
050964 - attending to commemorate her retirement from that important work.
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050966 - [On 141001 1138 Kathy sent this list to Robbie for
050967 - distribution to her colleages at work. ref SDS D6 MV5L,
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050970 - The number one question people asked when I said I was going to
050971 - retire is what will you do?
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050974 - For those who have worked with me, you know I like to "Make a Plan!!!"
050975 -
050976 - [On 141004 0834 article published in Reuters reports rising
050977 - Ebola health care crisis, ref SDS D7 0075; article
050978 - concludes citing demand for nurses who can "make a plan",
050979 - supervise training and assiduous implementation of complex
050980 - protocols, ref SDS D7 LV9M; analysis indicates Kathy's
050981 - experience and expertise might help meet this suddenly
050982 - exploding demand. ref SDS D7 OS5I
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050985 - [On 141004 0917 letter to Kathy submits record with article
050986 - on need for nurses with strong work practices to "make a
050987 - plan" to meet demand for accelerating Ebola health care
050988 - requirements. ref SDS E1 HI55
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050991 - Sooooo, here is my top 10 list of things to do when I retire...
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050993 - 10. Write a book "The Tattoos I have seen."
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050995 - 9. Get a tattoo: "We Plus You" [...Sutter Medical Center
050996 - marketing sales pitch to attract new customers...].
050998 - ..
050999 - 8. Learn how to navigate Medicare.
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051002 - 7. Tell the Lunch Bunch that I am free anytime.
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051005 - 6. Join a gym to replace the exercise lifting 40 pound legs
051006 - making the dash to room 268 (the Labor Room), squatting in the
051007 - bathroom to help with personal care and waiting for the pee,
051008 - and pulling patients from the OR bed to the gurney.
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051011 - 5. Take Spanish lessons so I can go to Spain and know more than
051012 - El Camino, taco and enchilada.
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051015 - 4. Take my brother's retirement advice: Get a bike and throw away
051016 - the alarm clock.
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051019 - 3. Get dressed by 0830 everyday.
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051022 - 2. Pick up Simone and Mia after school and take more scenic
051023 - routes.
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051026 - 1. Everyday miss my friends that make the Sutter team so special
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051030 - Everyone clapped and cheered in recognition of how Kathy's life will
051031 - change, and in appreciation of her strong leadership training,
051032 - supporting and guiding good care the past 30 years in Maternity at
051033 - Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento.
051034 -
051035 - [On 141004 0834 article published in Reuters reports that
051036 - rising Ebola health care crisis, ref SDS D7 0075; article
051037 - concludes with demand for nurses who are good at helping
051038 - providers "make a plan," ref SDS D7 LV9M; analysis
051039 - indicates Kathy's experience and expertise might be a good
051040 - fit to meet this demand. ref SDS D7 OS5I
051042 - ..
051043 - [On 141004 0917 letter to Kathy submits record with article
051044 - on need for nurses with strong work practices to "make a
051045 - plan" to meet demand for accelerating Ebola health care
051046 - requirements. ref SDS E1 HI55
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051049 - Later, when the event was winding down, met Michael's nephew,
051050 - Cameron, and commended him on playing nose tackle on the high school
051051 - football team, reported by Kathy on
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051054 - Mia seemed to say she likes learning the clarionet. Simone has
051055 - another gynmastics meet this weekend.
051056 -
051057 - [On 140928 1013 Kathy attended the meet, and sent a letter
051058 - reporting that Simone got an 8.6 on the floor exercise
051059 - event. ref SDS D5 7Z4I
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051062 - The family leaves on Monday to visit Disnyland for 5 days, returning
051063 - on Friday.
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051066 - I mingled a little, and spoke to the group of senior women sitting
051067 - with Kathy, introduced earlier, per above. ref SDS 0 NY98 though she
051068 - was away from the table chatting with others. Said something about
051069 - Kathy being fortunate to have enduring friendships from former
051070 - colleagues, who demonstrate how to enjoy life over a long retirement.
051071 - Being "old" is commonly mischarcterized as "over the hill." Actually,
051072 - life presents a continual spectrum of opportunities. Getting "over
051073 - one "hill" merely expands horizons, revealing more hills to conquer.
051074 - Cited Kathy's success last week in Yosemite getting up to the world
051075 - famous "Wood Bridge" on the Mist trail to Vernal Falls. Last year she
051076 - failed, but came back this year and was thrilled to succeed with
051077 - increased training and determination. Someone at the table, commented
051078 - Kathy is lucky having a "young friend" to keep her looking forward to
051079 - new challenges.
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