International Nurses Day 2023
Published on: 12 May 2023Today is a chance to say thank you to all nurses caring for people with lymphoma.
May 12 is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. On this day every year we mark International Nurses Day, a worldwide celebration of the nursing profession. This year the theme is ‘Our Nurses. Our Future’.
We would like to say a special thank you to all nurses who care for people with lymphoma. We hear on a daily basis about the incredible difference that nurses make to people’s lives.
We also appreciate all the ways that nurses support the work we do to help us in our mission to make sure that no one faces lymphoma alone. We rely on nurses to help review and distribute our lymphoma information and to support our Live your Life self-management workshops held online and in-person throughout the UK to support people living with and beyond lymphoma. Nurses also generously give their time to discuss lymphoma topics on videos, webinars and podcasts that we host for our community.
Like many others living with lymphoma, at times my experience has been really difficult. I worried about how I could carry on with a ‘normal’ life - fitting my treatment around being a wife and mother, having enough energy to do all the things I wanted to. I was constantly surprised by the physical and emotional toll that the treatment took on me.Then I met Trish, a clinical nurse specialist who had received lymphoma-specific training from Lymphoma Action. Trish's practical advice and emotional support gave me the lifeline I really needed and made a huge difference to me. She knew about the different types of lymphoma and, for the first time, I felt I'd met someone who really understood what I was going through.Her expertise gave me the strength to believe I could get through my treatment, manage my illness and take back control of my life. Trish was there when I needed someone most.