Thrive-Health Guide Southern West Virginia August 2020 - Page 20

“I have been honored to work
side-by-side with some of the most
wonderful clinical and administrative
nurses through the years, especially
at the VA,” she said. “I just
want to encourage people to recognize,
especially this day and age
we’re in, that being in healthcare
is just a hard profession anyway,
but healthcare is tough right now.
Nursing is tough.
“It’s those frontline workers out
there every day who deserve real
recognition and respect.”
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Legg, who recently moved from
Oak Hill to Pipestem for her retirement
years, says she’ll miss nursing,
but is ready the next phase.
“It’s time for me,” she says. “It’s
been a great journey, but I have a
5-year-old grandson that is waiting
on his Nana.”
She looks back on her career with
fondness and pride and says she’s
glad the VA was the final stop.
“The most noble way for me to
end my career was taking care of
the veterans — our nation’s heroes,”
she said. “I can’t think of a more
noble way to close out a career than
to do that.”
And she regularly encourages
others to consider nursing, dispensing
the same advice her mother
gave her 44 years ago.
“I’ve always encouraged people
to see if it’s for them and go pursue
what their heart and mind tells
them to do,” she said. “The world
needs more caring nurses now than
ever.”
20 • THRIVE • AUGUST 2020