We would like to commend the Mount Desert Nursing

Association. Patricia recently had major surgery at the

MDI hospital. We returned home needing to attend daily to her incision as it healed completely. Theo Hinckley, RN from the (MD) Nurses Association visited us each week. The visits by an experienced nursing professional were very helpful and gave us confidence that all was progressing well. We are fortunate to have this service in Mount Desert and people who could benefit from this wonderful service should use it. In the past we have made modest donations to the privately funded Nursing Association. Had we known just how much value this organization adds to our community our contributions would have much more generous. We encourage people to learn more about the Mount Desert Nursing Association and to support them with your contributions.

 

Charlie and Pat Bishop

26 Tennis Club Road

Northeast Harbor

 

My wife and I have multiple chronic medical problems. Emma and Theo's visits help us to stay as well and as active as possible. We look forward to Wednesdays, when one of them comes to see us. They always check us out thoroughly on each visit. The RNs keep ahead of things, so bad things don’t happen to us. They keep the doctors informed about us, and keep up on what we need, and make sure we get it. It is hard to imagine what it would be like for us if we didn’t have the help of Emma and Theo
and the Mount Desert Nursing Association.
- Bob & Sheila Graves

The Mt. Desert Nursing Association nurses first took care of my husband. Then they took care of a special friend who lived with me. Now you take care of me. I wouldn't live anywhere else than Mount Desert, because I wouldn't have the Nursing Association and you nurses anywhere else. You have been wonderful, and care for me as a whole person, helping me with referrals and health care needs, but also caring for me as a person with knowledge, talents and interests, and a long, local, family history.
- Marilyn Peterson

The simple result of the MDNA’s efforts on my mother’s behalf is that she has been able to live in her own home instead of a care facility. This has been her goal, but impossible without the help of the Nursing Association. The nurses are intelligent in their profession; faithful in their visits and promises; kind in every word and deed; insistent when necessary, but never pushy; respectful of the person in their care and their family members; and exhibit patience itself.

My mother is figuring out how many fingers the MDNA has in the community. She said all these "things" would happen for her benefit and it has taken all these years to realize it was the long arm of the Nursing Association. I guess I could also add the adjective, subtle, to the above description! Thank you for all you do.
– Mimi Miller

My mom, Dorothy M.Graves, was a highly respected registered nurse who devoted her life to caring for others. After a long hospitalization, it was she who now needed the care that she unselfishly had given to so many.

 

The Mount Desert Nursing Association came to help with her care, comfort, and recuperation. She was always treated with dignity and respect by Dianne McMullan and the other nurses who made it much easier for her to accept the care given. She looked forward to Dianne's visits, which were a medical check and a time for her to chat about "nursing" with a caring friend. Knowing that the Nursing Service was involved in her care provided a strong sense of security for our family.

 

Throughout my mother's illness, I felt comfortable to contact the nurses at any time for advice or input concerning her condition and always received compassionate support. We are so fortunate to have this amazing resource in this area. It is truly a blessing.
– Cheryl G. Libitzki