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GLENDA ADAMS: FAMILY PRACTICE ASSOCIATES
Living in a small town has its advantages. The pace is slower, and most people know one another.
For nearly 11 years, Glenda Adams, RN, has been the triage nurse for Dr. Richard Eaton at Family Practice Associates in Folkston, but her roots in the community go back to grade school. She grew up in the South Georgia town and has spent all but seven years of her life there.
To many people in Folkston, Adams is more than a nurse. From greeting people she sees in the grocery store to helping with the community's annual Relay for Life American Cancer Society fund-raiser, she has touched the lives of many of the town's residents.
For one in particular, the 56-year-old Adams holds a special place. Della Harden had been a patient in the practice for several years, but when she became pregnant she was referred to an area obstetrician.
"This past year I found out that I was pregnant -- at 38 -- with twins who were, most probably, Down syndrome babies, and I was scared," Harden said. "Mrs. Adams gave me her number and told me to call if I needed anything. I called her many times, and she never seemed to get frustrated. She always took the time to console me, even though I was no longer a patient there."
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As Harden entered the hospital for the delivery, her husband called family and friends, including Adams. She returned the call while Harden was in the delivery room.
"When I heard the voice of that precious nurse telling me that things were going to be all right, I cannot begin to tell you how much comfort that gave me," Harden said. Her twins were born with mild Down syndrome but are doing well.
"I have noticed on many occasions that she talks to people in the grocery store and is always checking to see how people are doing," Harden said. "She has made a difference in my life and many others in this small community."
For Adams, nursing has always been a calling, although she did venture into real estate sales for a couple of years.
"I thought all you had to do was dress up and show houses," she said. "During that time, I realized that nursing was what I really wanted to do, and I've been doing it for 31 years. Most of the time I go home at night and feel good about what I've done that day.
"I've been doing it so long that I've seen a lot of things. I really love nursing."
-- Pamela A. Keene
Nominated By: Della Harden
Mrs. Glenda Adams is an RN that works for my medical Doctor, Richard Eaton. This past year I found out that I was pregnant (at 38) with twins.
This was a shock, but when I was told that the twins were most probably Down's Syndrome babies, I was devastated and scared.
Although I had been referred to an OBGYN, Mrs. Adams gave me her number and told me to call her if I needed anything.
No matter how busy she was, she took the time to console me (even when I was no longer their patient). My twins had to be delivered via emergency c-section due to complications.
I was in the operating room when the nurse gave me a cordless phone, saying I needed to take the call.
When I took the phone, it was the voice of this precious nurse that I heard telling me that things were going to be alright.
I can not begin to tell you how much comfort that gave me.
She goes that extra mile, her profession is not a job to her but a definite calling she has answered.
Glenda Adams has made a difference in my life and in the lives of many others in this small community of Folkston.
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