The Story Teller

Florence Nightingale, The Lady of the Lamp, is known historically as the Mother of Modern Nursing because of her contributions during and after the Crimean War.

She was born on May 12, 1820 of a wealthy family and her decision to be a nurse was considered a rebellious act against her kind as nursing, during that time, was considered a lowly profession.

She turned her back on wealth and chose not to have a family of her own that she said would interfere with her ‘ability to follow her calling to nursing.’

As a nurse, she contacted several diseases herself including the Crimean fever, dysentery and rheumatism. She got sick in 1855 and on the brink of death for 2 weeks. She collapsed on 1857 because of over fatigue. She became sick again in 1861 and was bedridden for 6 years. She did not leave her room from 1896 until she died. She lost her eyesight in 1901 and her memory in 1906. She could no longer speak by February of 1910 and on August 13 of the same year, she fell asleep and never woke up.

Now, would you like to live the way Florence Nightingale did?

Source: solarnavigator.net and www.trivia-library.com

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