Alice McGarry has been a nurse for over 50 years.

She says she always knew she wanted to be a nurse and help people.

The Geisinger nurse works in Emergency medicine.

She reflected on her experience working through the challenges the coronavirus pandemic presented.

With the COVID pandemic it was very challenging and something I never thought i would experience as a nurse. but i cant say that any point in time i felt as though retiring at that point in time was the right thing to do. I believe that collaboration seemed to become more prominent at that point in time and i feel as though the comradery of the staff helped get us through that.

McGarry also added that nursing is a very rewarding career that provides the opportunity to reach people at their weakest moments, and help them and their families.