CANN - 55th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions

Patrick is originally from the small town of Sturgeon Falls. Shortly after starting nursing school, moving into
residence, joining the varsity swim team settling into university life, his plans were thrown off track by
unexpected health issues. His multiple experiences in the healthcare system as a patient, before finishing
his first year of post-secondary education, have allowed him to approach nursing from a different angle.
Having been a patient, undergoing multiple surgeries and lengthy treatments, Patrick understands the
struggles and limits that patients face. As a nurse, he adapts the care he provides, using these experiences,
to improve the overall experiences and support his patients and their loved ones through some of the most
difficult, unexpected and traumatic moments of their lives.

Patrick has learned to make the best twelve-course lemon-themed meal when life launches canon ball-
sized lemons his way, by promoting awareness through telling his story openly and proudly.

About the Mary Glover Lecture
Mary Glover was a Head Nurse at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. She was killed in a plane crash more than 45 years ago. Yet, through this neuroscience nurse's passion for her specialty, we share in her legacy through the annual Mary Glover Lecture, which was established by her parents after her death. The first Mary Glover Lecturer was Pamela Mitchell, a well-known neuroscience nurse from the School of Nursing at the University of Washington. She is leaving a multifaceted legacy through her research on intracranial pressure and quality of care as well as her books and her mentorship. Jessie Young has left a legacy as the founder and first president of the Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses (CANN). CANN is leaving a legacy with many firsts among Canadian nursing specialty organizations. Leaving a legacy is not just about donating money or writing a famous book. For most of us, our legacy comes in the little everyday things of life. Ask yourself, what is the legacy that you are leaving as a neuroscience nurse and as an individual?