• This story is a personal and intimate look at a mental breakdown experienced by a nurse with 60 years experience. This story will hopefully inspire authentic, impactful conversation to begin about today's broken healthcare system.

At the age of seventeen Mary Jordan entered a hospital- based, nurses-training program as a student nurse. She later enhanced her career with formal education in nursing and earned Associate, Bachelor, and Master degrees as a registered nurse. She remains a successful registered nurse for over 60 years.