Such a great nurse and faculty! She had such an amazing sense of humor, albeit just a tad sarcastic-which I loved- since it matched mine!! We taught together for years and did clinical together at Cooper and I never laughed so much with anyone as I did Mary Lou! One year she developed a plan on how to get students all the experiences she could at Cooper. She had 4 on 2 - 2 on 6- 6 on 8- 2 in the cath lab - 2 in the OR and after working out her intricate plan and writing in names etc- we both realized that we would be spending all of our time in the stairwell! The intricate plan was scrapped and we never laughed so hard!
She visited me last month at my new “home” at Rowan College and we had a wonderful visit. She was going to come and be a standardized patient for my students and I have no doubt it would have been hilarious! We were always going to write a book - I’ll try to write it without you, dear Mary Lou- but it won’t be nearly as funny!
Prayers and Love to family and friends,
Karen Montalto