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BRATTLEBORO-As a nurse, the wife of a veteran, a mother, and a grandmother I have a strong interest in seeing our state not just survive, but thrive.
Before retiring, I worked as an registered nurse for 40 years. I have one son teaching in early education, one son who is a Vermont farmer, one daughter-in-law who is an elementary school teacher, and three young grandchildren.
For several months my friends - retired nurses, mothers, and grandmothers like me - have discussed the proposals and the possible solutions to the many challenges that face Vermont. One thing has become crystal clear is that they cannot be seen or resolved as standalone issues.
The cost of education and reform of the system cannot be addressed without discussion of the cost of healthcare. The cost of healthcare cannot be resolved without greater access to primary care and a decrease in the expensive and unnecessary use of emergency rooms. The need to revitalize our population with young families cannot be resolved if we cannot offer safe places for young couples to give birth and provide affordable housing and good education for their young children.
The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital nurses need your support. I would say that they are in contract negotiations with the hospital, but the fact is, they are the hospital. It is worth remembering that the one thing provided in hospital care that you cannot receive on an outpatient basis is...
