She did display many of the characteristics of both illness. It may be interesting to note that Marilyns mother spent most of her life in hospital due to paranoid schizophrenia and both of her grandparents suffered from some form of mental illness.
Each year on March 19th, certified nurses are honored with their own special day of recognition. The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board supports this important event and has joined the Certified Nurses Day Coalition.
Nurses deserve to have the level of health and sense of well-being that they work so hard to help their patients achieve. Nursing is a stressful, demanding profession, but healthy habits can help nurses do their very best, for their patients, for their employers, and best of all, for themselves.