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Nursing Runs in the Family

May 6, 2019

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Jill Ladwig, Thinklabs

Curly hair, olive skin, a taste for cilantro...Some traits run in the family.  But what about an affinity for care-giving?

For Madeline Silva, nursing may be in her genes. For four generations, the women in her family have cared for people, whether recovering from surgery, childbirth, or suffering from allergies or asthma. This fall, Madeline will pursue her doctorate in nursing at Emory University to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)—not an easy feat for someone with hearing loss. But with genetics like these, what’s to stop her?

Way back in the 1940’s, a pioneering woman by the name of Mildred Heeg Hain became one of a small cadre of nurse anesthetists when she obtained a certification from the Lakeside School of Anesthesia in Cleveland. A widow, Mildred supported four children by working as an independent nurse anesthetist in Dayton...

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