Janet has more than 30 years’ experience as a nurse. For 24 years she worked as a paediatric nurse at Starship Hospital before moving into paediatric palliative care. In this role, she supported children with any type of life limiting illness, and their families. Janet has been a funeral director for seven years and she is now a Director of Aroha Funerals.
“As Louise’s oldest sister and having been very involved in her care, I had a clear idea about what she would want for other women in the same situation. But probably more useful was that I had been an oncology nurse (although in paediatrics) for 20 years and so had a really good idea of the kinds of issues, both physical and psychological that women would face. I also had an in depth knowledge of the health system, both inpatient and outpatient, so could help the other board members understand the reality for our members,” Janet says.