A Mandurah nurse has retired after more than five decades serving the community.
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Cathy Buick, 71, first pursued her love of nursing aged just 15 while living in the small southwest Scottish Village of Newton Stewart.
Her own family history inspired her to take up a pre-nursing course in her teenage years.
"When I was three years old, I remember I always wanted to be a nurse," Ms Buick said.
"My grandmother inspired me because if people were sick in the village, she went and helped."
The 54-year career would span two countries, with stints in hospitals, midwifery and aged care along the way.
She and her husband Brian married in 1975, and moved to Australia in 1988.
Mrs Buick has cared for Mandurah's older generation at Coolibah Care for the past 17 years.
"Nursing for me has been a fantastic journey with lots of challenges along the way. I have loved every minute,' she said.
"Caring for people from babies to aged care and everyone in between has been so rewarding."
Mrs Buick said the life of an enrolled nurse also gave her the flexibility and opportunity to raise her four children along the way.
"Nursing for me has been a fantastic journey with lots of challenges along the way. I have loved every minute,' she said.
"Caring for people from babies to aged care and everyone in between has been so rewarding."
At the end of her career, Mrs Buick was nominated by the Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) You Are ACE! campaign.
Coolibah Care chief executive Amanda Crook said the nomination recognised decades of hard work and dedication.
"Anyone who has met Cathy speaks of her quiet, patient, and caring manner and her amazing mentorship of students and new team members," she said.
"Our residents and staff will miss you."
This article first appeared in the Mandurah Mail.
