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Adventures in St. Marie

Shining Star

One shining star in the spectrum of medical professionals was my nurse Tranle Granlie.​

Last year at this time, it was touch and go for me reaching another Holiday season but I was sent to Billings Clinic.

I was operated on and even though they did not have a room for me after a seven hour surgery, they placed me in the hallway at ICU.

The nursing staff and surgeons kept close tabs on me and the flashing lights that were on the medical devices that I was hooked up to.

Out of all of the wonderful staff that took care of me, there came one special angelic person. I could only see her black hair and uniform but that voice is entrenched in my mind and new heart.

She was the giggliest person I have ever heard. Her name is Tranle.

She hovered over me constantly.

I finally got a room on the 4th floor and she followed me.

Miss giggles, I will call her, was there watching the monitors and replacing the 6 tubes that was keeping me lubricated with necessary fluids.

French Cognac was my choice, but that was a no, no for now.

Disney Fairy Tale

One day, she saw my Vietnam War hat that says, VMO2, Danang.

My best friend was a helicopter pilot there and had been shot down in Quang Nam Province, RVN.

Tranle pointed to my hat and that she was from Vietnam and had gotten out and relocated with her sister, to Germany.

They spent 10 years there and then one day Jason Granlie, of Billings met her there and the rest is a fairy tale right out of Disney.

They married and she became a nurse in Billings Clinic and registered to become an American Citizen. She would come into my room and would tell me how happy she was that there was a possibility that she would be accepted into our great country.

We were so happy for her. Upon my release from medical "prison", Tranle made it a point to push my wheelchair out of the hospital and to recovery at home.

She gave us all a big hug and then removed her mask and there was the most beautiful little face anyone could want to see, in or out of the hospital. I was on my way and so was Tranle.

On November 20th, 2020, I received an email from Tranle. She said that she had just returned from Helena and had passed the tests and had just been sworn in as an American Citizen!

Why not? She speaks four languages, German, French, Vietnamese and English.

Oh, I almost forgot, she speaks "giggles" very well, too.

She just wrote yesterday wishing us a Happy Thanksgiving.

Oh, yes, we are blessed and thankful for the staff in the Cardiology department but especially for American Citizen, Tranle Granlie.

Now let's not let America let her down.

 

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