Alice McCrory has spent her entire career helping people either come into the world or leave it in the most caring way possible.
North Belfast woman Alice McCrory has been one of Marie Curie’s ‘angels’ for the last 36 years, providing dedicated end-of-life nursing care.
After leaving Dominican College, Fortwilliam, she trained as a registered nurse before later qualifying as a midwife. As a young mother, she chose to accept a part-time post with Marie Curie at its Belfast Hospice in 1986, always thinking that she would return to the maternity ward one day. “When I started to work at Marie Curie, I had the time to work one to one with a patient and their family members. I felt that it gave me permission to be that nurse I always wanted to be for my patients and give what you know the patient really needed and that’s something I’ve really valued.”
Despite her retirement, Alice is not completely cutting her ties with Marie Curie and plans to help with nurse supervision in a supporting role.
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