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YourWorld By AshleyPetry
withHeather
Sulok
About me
Position: Cardiac RN, St. Francis Hospital
Age: 32
Education: Cardinal Stritch University,2004
Military
background: Specialist in the U.S.Army
Reserve; served in Iraq from
May 2004 to August 2005
Photo: Rich Miller
Why did you decide to become anu rse? What was the hardest thing What’sthe worst part of your job?
“Mymomwasanurse,myauntwas about your deployment? “Whenyouknowinyourheartofhearts
anurse,andthat’s howIgrewup.Ilove “Youfeellikeyou’regettingrippedfrom thatyou’retryinganddoingeverythingyou
helpingpeopleandIfinditreallyinteresting. yourfamilyandeverythingyouknow, and possiblycan…andyoujustcan’tplease
Thehumanbodyisamazingtome.” you’reinthedesert.Whenyou’reoverthere, everybodyattheendoftheday. Youcan’t
youcan’t justgetinthecaranddrive.You makeeverysinglepersonhappy,whetherit’s
What was the best part feellikeyou’retrapped.You’reconfinedtoa yourco-workersoryourpatients.”
of your experience in Iraq? certainareaunlessyou’reputonamission.”
“WehadpeoplefromtheUnitedStates What do you do in your spare time?
sendoverclothes,shoes,toys[and]stuffed Why did you choose to “My2-year-oldson,Jackson,ismyspare
animals,andwehadanopportunitytogo work in acardiac unit? time.Heiswonderfulandlearningfast.
onsomehumanitarianmissionsandgivethe “Ilovetheheart.Somepeoplemaydisagree Heknowswherehiskidneysare,wherehis
kidsthingsthattheywouldnothavehad withme,butit’s theengineofthebody.It’s intestinesare—andhisheart.”●
otherwise.Thatmeantalot,becausethekids howwemove.It’s themainpumpofthe
weresogreat.” wholeentirebody.It’sjustamazingtomethat
somethinglikethatcangoforthatlong.”
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