At 60, She's Becoming a Nurse and Published a Book

Jonathan Whatley · Mar 30, 2024

Tyler Evans in Barrie Today said:

One day, a 19-year-old colleague told [Liz] Bryk, a personal support worker [in her late 50s at the time, and a breast cancer survivor], that she should follow her dreams of being a nurse.

"I didn't come from a rich family," Bryk explained. "I didn't have the chance to go to university."

After giving it some thought, Bryk inquired with Georgian College about joining the nursing program. She was told to send in her transcript if it wasn't more than seven years old.

Bryk's transcript was so old that it had been written on a papyrus with a quill, she joked. As a result, she had to attend the adult learning centre to obtain her Grade 12 chemistry, biology, and math credits.

"Then I applied and got in," Bryk explained of Georgian's nursing program. "Three years later I'm on the Dean’s List and I'm in the home stretch now of my 450-hour" placement at Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital.

During her first day of class at Georgian College, Bryk was asked by an 18-year-old student about her age.

"When I told her she said, 'You're two years older than my grandma,'" Bryk said with a chuckle. "Learning is ageless and it's been an amazing experience."

Bryk hopes the collection of short stories she has penned in her book Uplifting Tales from Goodness County, will inspire others in the community.
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Breast cancer survivor follows dream, becomes nurse at age 60 (Tyler Evans, Barrie Today, March 12, 2024)

Her interview with CBC Radio's Ontario Morning (March 27, 2024; she's identified as Liz Robert-Young, the name under which she published her book)

Uplifting Tales from Goodness County (it's also a fundraiser for the hospital)

StevenKing · Apr 3, 2024

I applaud this education warrior. I am in my mid-50's and have just enrolled in Post University's MSN program to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Garp · Apr 3, 2024

StevenKing said: ↑

I applaud this education warrior. I am in my mid-50's and have just enrolled in Post University's MSN program to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
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Congratulations and good luck!

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