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Olivia H. Van der Merwe
Midwife and nurse, Johannesburg
- 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Johannesburg Children's Hospital
- Since 2005
- English
I've been a nurse for 21 years, most of them in cardiology at Johannesburg Children's Hospital in Johannesburg. Night shifts taught me patience, and patients taught me everything else.
I've held a lot of hands. I wouldn't change a thing.
It has been a good run and I'm grateful for all of it.
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- Padma D. BhatPatient / family🇮🇳
you looked after my mother at Johannesburg Children's Hospital in 2008. We never forgot your kindness. Greetings from Aurangabad.
- Kiran M. NayakPatient / family🇮🇳
You looked after my mother at Johannesburg Children's Hospital in 2025. We never forgot your kindness.
- Yared Natnael BelayColleague🇪🇹
You looked after my mother at Johannesburg Children's Hospital in 2016. We never forgot your kindness. Thank you again.
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