The Compassion of Nursing and Storytelling

Join us as we welcome Gina Bright, an infusion nurse and remarkable author. She offers a heartfelt narrative about her early encounters with AIDS patients amid the fear and stigma of the 1980s and shines a light on the compassion and resilience required in nursing. Her unique blend of caregiving and literary talent offers an enlightening perspective on the vital role nurses play in the healthcare system. Her novel, The Charon Club, draws from personal experiences to depict the multifaceted roles of nurses, who navigate not only medical challenges but also the profound personal journeys of their patients.  Gina M. Bright, RN, PhD, OCN, has worked as a registered nurse in the fields of oncology and AIDS for several decades. Gina’s first novel, The Charon Club, was released in 2023 and was an NIEA Finalist for General Fiction in 2024. She wrote a non-fiction book, Plague-Making and the AIDS Epidemic: A Story of Discrimination (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) years after working on an AIDS unit in NYC. Several of her short stories have been published and one of them has been included in the recently released anthology, Across the Moors and Tides: A Historical Fiction Anthology of the United Kingdom and its Territories (2024). Gina has a doctorate in medieval English literature works as an oncology nurse at Virginia Oncology Associates.Thank you for listening! If you're interested in hearing more from Virginia Oncology Associates, make sure to subscribe to Cancer Care Connections on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere podcasts are available, or listen online at cancercareconnections.buzzsprout.com. Cancer Care Connections is the official podcast of Virginia Oncology Associates. For more information, visit us at VirginiaCancer.com. or find us on Facebook or Instagram at Virginia Oncology Associates.