May I take this opportunity to thank the Daily Echo and the people who took time out to nominate me for the Daily Echo Unsung Hero Award.
I am immensely proud to have won it and have been overwhelmed by the number of people who have sent me congratulation cards, emails and texts.
Sadly I was on holiday at the time of the award ceremony but my colleague Di Barker and my daughter Jo Simpson attended in my absence and enjoyed a wonderful evening.
I have always enjoyed my long career as a nurse and the past 15 years working as a specialist nurse with patients, carers and families affected by bowel cancer and it has been a real privilege.
Jan Boot, colorectal specialist nurse, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
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