At the time, I was working as an equipt Tech & purchasing agent out of Respiratory Therapy, at St. Peter's Hospital under my boss Mike Shannon. Mike kept gaining more, usually small depts., to manage and I, nearly always, inherited the equipt. repair/ purchasing duties. I was known as the guy who knew what was going on and how to find what ever you might need in the hospital. One day Mike, told me to join on a trip to St. Margaret's, a few miles away. I found out on the way that Mike volunteered there as best he could. It was his organizing skills that helped the most. I had been a certified floor tech in R.T. and had seen EVERYTHING from premies to people 103 die in ways that most people couldn't imagine. I thought that I was immune, but I doubt that I could have lasted more than 3 days in that place. Those people are heroes.
I was priviledged to attend saint margarets in 1982 as a student training for a certificate as a child care technician. I lived in dorms right there at the hospital from august 1982 to august 1983. It was an awesome experience and i would love to come back and visit someday. Maybe even have a reunion with my classmates of 1983.