South Mag South Issue 71 | Page 85

WES WES JACKSON OCCUPATION: REGISTERED NURSE HOMETOWN: ARNOLDSVILLE, GA EMPLOYED: ST. JOSEPH’S CORONARY CARE UNIT EDUCATION: ARMSTRONG UNIVERSITY In some professions, you want repeat customers. The medical profession is not one of them. If you’re in healthcare, you want to see your patients recover, recuperate and get on your way healthier and happier. Wes Jackson had a lot to say about what it is like to not see patients again. “I always say, I hope to see you again, just not at work.” Recalling a chance encounter at the grocery store with a happy, healthy patient he’d admitted with cancer just a year prior is a standout moment for him. “Seeing someone in such critical condition move on to a better life is the best feeling.” JANUARY / FE B RUARY 2018 85