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Acknowledgments

Dr. Coburn would like to express her appreciation to Dr. Linda McCauley, dean of the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and Dr. Sandra Dunbar, senior associate dean for academic advancement. Without the first Writing Retreat sponsored by Dr. McCauley and without the ongoing support provided by these two nursing leaders, this book may never have come to be. Appreciation also goes to the members of the Ebbtide writing group: our fearless leader Kylie Smith, and Dorothy Jordan, Lisa Thompson, Sharon Vanairsdale, and Kelly Wiltse Nicely—for reminding us all to hang in there and it will happen!

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