From Scrubs to Medical Thrillers with Jenny White

On this week’s episode of The True North Show I am joined by Jenny White, an inspiring woman who has had an incredible journey over the last few years.  Through this journey she has had no choice but to reinvent herself and this new version is inspiring, creative and someone she never thought she would be.  Jenny and I dive deeply into the circumstances that changed her life forever after her retirement from a 30 year career as a Registered Nurse.  Our conversation is wonderful, funny at times and truly remarkable, it is a conversation that will give you a very different perspective on life.

Bio:

Jenny White is a retired Registered Nurse living in Southwestern Ontario.  She spent over 30 years working in various settings including hospitals: ICU’s, trauma units, surgical floors, as well as Public Health and Long-Term Care homes (nursing homes).

She has vast experience in these settings working as staff, and finishing her career as a Director of Care, managing large nursing departments as well as a Director of Nursing services for a for profit organization overseeing 7 of their long-term care homes. 

Having retired, she discovered that she had a brain tumor wrapped around her carotid artery in her brain, that was life threatening and required specialized surgery.  After her extensive surgery, she was comatose for days, and when she awoke, she found herself tied to the bed as she had become a disoriented patient, attempting to remove all of the medical tools keeping her alive.

Her memories were gone, she did not recognize her husband at the bedside, and she had to relearn how to walk and talk.

Over the next year, Jenny had to reinvent herself.  Her old hobbies and interests were gone, and she felt vulnerable and lost.  That was the turning point.  She decided she was interested in writing her story.  As she learned the craft of writing by taking online courses during her rehabilitation, a spark was ignited and she began to write.  Her returning memories are slow, but are impacted by writing, slowly remerging from the past.

Her experience is vast and she has many stories to tell.  She now writes Medical Thrillers.  Her debut novel, “The Triggering Scent” (book 1 of a series), Jenny took her experience, and returning memories and created a character of a nurse, working in an ICU.

The Triggering Scent is now published and available on over 40 platforms, purchase your copy using the link below:

https://www.jennywhite.ca/the-triggering-scent

Social Media:

Website:         www.jennywhite.ca

Facebook:       https://facebook.com/authorjennywhite

Instagram:       https://instagram.com/author.jennywhite

LinkedIn:         https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-white-259b36360/