Celebrating Mum

Mum died 4 years ago today. She had great care in the City Hospital, Belfast. This statue stands in the grounds. 
Ella Pirrie was the first head nurse of the Belfast Infirmary, taking up the post in 1883. She had earlier trained as a nurse with Florence Nightingale 
The bronze statue shows her holding a letter from Florence Nightingale dated 1 October 1885, which reads ‘…You have already done great things. You must be the nucleus of hope for a goodly future of trained nursing staff at Belfast Infirmary.
I pray cutbacks stop and good quality care can continue.