October 06, 2020

The Hard Truths Series Part 2: Continued

1 hour 12 minutes

The hard truths conversation continues this week as the ladies sit down with Kaia Finney and Myra McGhee to discuss their views and first-hand stories regarding racism. Kaia is a CRNA, originally from Jamaica. She is an accomplished mom and wife. She tells the story of how she left home at 17 for a new life as a collegiate athlete and 4.0 student. She tells of her childhood and what colorism is. Kaia describes an incident where she was told by a patient that they did not want her to care for them because of her skin color. She discusses her role in leadership as a woman of color and holding the position of Chief CRNA.

Myra talks of life post COVID with caring for a new baby and the struggles of finding time for herself and working out. She is a CRNA, originally from Memphis and practiced as an OB nurse, moved to Maryland, and started a career in the ICU that eventually led her to CRNA school. Myra didn’t have plans to attend CRNA school, but as fate would have it and a nudge from a coworker, she has a career she loves! She tells how she has experienced racism at various points throughout her nursing career and how she is the only African American CRNA at her current place of employment.

Kaia and Myra discuss their childhood, racism, and its impact on their lives today and when raising their children. This is truly an episode you do not want to miss. Our eyes continue to open up to the reality that many, like these ladies, face every day.

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