She did display many of the characteristics of both illness. It may be interesting to note that Marilyns mother spent most of her life in hospital due to paranoid schizophrenia and both of her grandparents suffered from some form of mental illness.
Each year on March 19th, certified nurses are honored with their own special day of recognition. The Pediatric Nursing Certification Board supports this important event and has joined the Certified Nurses Day Coalition.
1974 In February of that year, a week was designated by the White House as National Nurse Week, and President Nixon issued a proclamation. 1978 New Jersey Governor Brendon Byrne declared May 6 as Nurses Day.. Edward Scanlan, of Red Bank, N.J., took up the cause to perpetuate the recognition of nurses in his state.