In Memoriam: Amanda Turner Russell

Written By hotnews Saturday, October 11, 2003

I had intended no to a greater extent than weblog posts for this year, but thence Amanda died, in addition to she merits recognition.

Amanda Turner Russell, a task in addition to delivery nurse at my old hospital, a shining lite inwards thence many ways, was declared encephalon dead of caput trauma in addition to spinal chord injury caused yesteryear a motorist piece she was engaged inwards i of her passions, grooming for the adjacent charity piece of occupation inwards the Boston Marathon.

A relative on Facebook reported:

In typical Amanda fashion her final want was to handle others. Tomorrow lots of people volition travel getting roughly other adventure at life in addition to a piddling slice of Amanda volition alive on.

All who knew Amanda were struck yesteryear her expert nature in addition to generosity. She inspired her colleagues to accept on novel challenges, to develop personally in addition to professionally. She was a loyal friend. Working inwards the most optimistic exercise of our hospital, she saw in addition to delivered joy. She presented it--almost daily--to the balance of us inwards the shape of a sunrise photograph (that she would label #bidmcsunrise) taken across Boston from the L&D floor. I'd wake upwards early, in addition to it was already posted, a gift to foremost my day. Sometimes, I'd shipping her a note, but mainly I but enjoyed her thought of the world. Here's one:

Now, dozens of friends on Facebook are acknowledging her life amongst #sunrisesforamanda posts, our ain sunrise pictures. Here's mine, from an early on morn angling trip inwards Cape Cod Bay.