Elvera (Vera) Dacey - Lotus Volunteer

Once upon a time a long long time ago I was born. I know I was born because
I am here. My parents were immigrants from Italy. My mother died when I was five years of age and my father followed just two and a half years later. I lived with several relatives here in CT with my uncle’s home in Oakville as home base. My early years offered nothing extraordinary except that like the young I had many dreams of a wonderful life ahead for me, which was my reason for surviving. (Still dreaming)

I married at the age of twenty, brought two children into this world, a daughter Kathleen and a son William. We were married forty-one years at the time of my husband’s death from that cruel disease of cancer. Although we were not a Ozzie and Harriet we were quite happily married despite all the problems we faced. I have four grandsons; three are living in CA and one here in Waterbury.

I went into LPN training when my children were of school age and received my license in 1960 working at Bristol Hospital: Waterbury hospital and various covalences’ homes; seventeen years as a private scrub nurse to Dr Leon Zucker at the Conn. Eye Center and seventeen more years for Urology Specialists before retiring. I started off working for Dr Joseph Antoci as his office manager and followed him when he merged with Urology Specialists. I eventually became their triage nurse retiring three years ago. I received the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing in May of 2001.

I am a firm believer in alternative medicine after years of working in the world of scientific, evidence-based medicine. I believe without a doubt that once all practioners accept that they are treating body; mind and spirit then and then only will we have true healing and that Lotus will open many doors to such healing