Once a Nurse Always a NurseAt 104 years old, Gertrude Larson is back at her trusty Singer sewing machine she bought in 1939, sewing masks for nursing home staff and residents.QuoteOnce a nurse, always a nurse. After leaving the family farm near Kathryn, N.D., Larson graduated from what was then Fargo's St. Luke's nursing school in 1938.Larson was around during the 1918-1919 flu pandemic. On a farm near Nome, N.D. She remembers her mother isolating all the kids on the farm, away from everyone else.She says with the mask project she is simply is doing what her ancestors did: Taking care of each otherhttps://www.inforum.com/community/people/6273286-104-year-old-retired-nurse-from-Fergus-Falls-sews-masks-during-pandemic 7 Likes
HiddenAngels Has 7 years experience. Apr 24, 2020 Awwww, this is wonderful! Gives me the warm and fuzzies... 3 Likes
tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN, RN Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg. Apr 24, 2020 4 Likes
nursey Has 34 years experience. Apr 24, 2020 I have been a nurse for 20 years. This is amazing people are willing to do this. God bless. 1 Likes
