Penhow nurse, Ann Price, first discovered that nursing was her calling in life when she dressed up in a nurse’s outfit at the age of seven. More than sixty years later, she has just celebrated an incredible fifty years in nursing and inspired her daughter, Helen, to follow a nursing career along the way.

Although her 41-year-old daughter was initially reluctant to follow in her mother’s footsteps, her desire to work with people saw her immediately find her own calling in nursing.

Despite establishing a flourishing nursing career in her own right, Helen credits her mother’s shining example of good nursing for shaping who she is today.

“Seeing my mum as a nurse has helped me so much,” Helen said. “She is quite famous among the nurses here. She has all the values and the qualities that make a good nurse. I do look at her and think she’s inspirational.

“If I’m ever half the nurse that she is, I’ll end my career a very happy person. I just feel very, very privileged to be able to work with my mum and do what we do - I think it’s a very special thing to share.”

“When I hear what Helen has to say about me, I feel exactly the same about her,” said Ann. “She is highly respected in her own right.”

“She is also a very independent and capable nurse who has forged her own career identity and pathway with dignity and passion, knowing who she is and what she wants to do in her pursuit of excellent patient care.”

Despite her fifty-year career, Ann has no sights on retirement just yet. She said: “I want to be here for as long as I can - or as long as they’ll have me anyway!”