Me and Merri at the Capitol. No matter how old she gets, she will always be my baby sister!
The last few months have been a roller coaster for my baby sister, Merri Novell, who has experienced a major health crisis. I am sharing her important story because she is on a campaign to raise awareness about uterine cancer. Please read her compelling story and feel free to reach out to her and share your feedback and experiences. Merri is collecting stories from across the country, hoping to use her story and other womens’ stories to advocate for health policy changes. Please reach out to Merri at: MerriNovell4@gmail.com.
Here is Merri’s story:
I am a 53 year old woman who was recently diagnosed with endometrial cancer. I had a full hysterectomy less then two months ago. They call uterine cancer a (silent killer). I don’t really think it’s that silent. There were red flags along the way that were missed by my…(read the rest by clicking the link below):
Published by Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN
Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN, is a Nationally Certified School Nurse (NCSN), currently in her 22nd year as a New Jersey school nurse in the Camden City School District. Robin is the Director for New Jersey to the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Board. She is proud to be a Johnson & Johnson School Health Leadership Fellow and past Program Mentor. Robin is the honored recipient of multiple awards for her work in school nursing and population health. These awards include, 2019 and 2020 National Association of School Nurses President’s Award, 2018 NCSN School Nurse of the Year, 2017 Johnson & Johnson School Nurse of the Year, and the New Jersey Department of Health 2017 Population Health Hero Award. Robin serves as faculty in the School Nurse Certificate Program at Rutgers University-Camden School of Nursing, where she teaches the next generation of school nurses. She was presented the 2018 Rutgers University – Camden Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award for Part-time Faculty. Robin writes a weekly blog called The Relentless School Nurse. She also writes a monthly column in My American Nurse, the official journal of the American Nurses Association. Robin’s work is included as a case study in The Future of Nursing Report 2020-2030. You can follow Robin on Twitter at @RobinCogan.
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