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A Diverse Nurse Thanks Vietnam
A Story of Life, Laughter, Loss and Love
by Shân Ellison Barker
**Life does not always go to plan.**
A fascinating true story of winning and losing, joy and pain, accomplishments and challenges, and ultimately the indomitable spirit to overcome, and rejoice in this extraordinary gift we call. .. LIFE!
Shan is a retired theatre nurse who, while having a zest for life, also likes things to be ‘just right’. Join her in the trip of a lifetime – planned as precisely as were the instruments on her operating theatre trolley.
Find out how her very carefully organised holiday to Vietnam and Cambodia quickly turned into captivating chaos.
A scenario which forced Shan to embrace the unpredictable, and gave new meaning to her motto of Never Give Up.
Published by Diverse Publishing on 2021-12-16
I do love a challenge, my motto is Never Give Up and I always try to turn negative into a positive.
I was born in Liverpool but I'm currently living on a small North East Essex island called West Mersea. I’ve put down my roots here but have travelled the world and I hope that, on the way, I've given happy, hilarious memories to many!
After training as a State Registered Nurse in Jersey I then joined British Airways Overseas Division as Cabin Crew where I stayed for eight fantastic years. I then returned to nursing in operating theatres. On my travels I’ve had many adventures, met many people, and it’s been a wild ride! However, my biggest achievement was giving birth to my two boys in my forties and after six miscarriages. This took me well out of my comfort zone! And I continued to be out of my comfort zone as I was writing this story of my incredible encounters in 2020 in Vietnam.
And, despite the many trials that came my way throughout the rich tapestry of life, I learned to always try and see the funny side - a good giggle goes a long way!
