Divine YaYa's

In the novel, Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood, by Rebecca Wells, the strong, lifelong bond among friends is explored. In this life, I do not think it possible to have too many true friends. This is our YaYa group. We don't wear funny hats, we don't blood-let. We do have a strong bond related to work and age. We are a support to one another and can create and "intervention" within a very short time if someone is in need. The intervention here is the news that one of the seven of us has accepted a new, exciting position. While we wish her the very best and know she won't be leaving town, we still worry that the group will change.

Our group started on the beach in Pensacola, Florida about two years ago. Several of us were attending the same conference. We were overwhelmed at how devastated Pensacola was from hurricane Charlie and how poorly the city was recovering. We were also very pumped from listening to Quint Studer talk about his successes in improving the experience for patients at the hospitals he has led.

I love you all, my YaYa sisters!


On another note: Our friends, John and Judy are doing well. Beth accompanied Judy on a wheelchair ride about the Ingham Medical parking lot Saturday and John was determined to attend the NASCAR race at MIS on Sunday!