On Monday, March 9, all CHLA team members and Nurse Honor Guard Southern California volunteers are invited to attend a celebration of life for our colleague and friend Deborah Jury, who passed away in November following a long health battle. A nurse practitioner who devoted 36 years to caring for children at CHLA before retiring in 2022, Debbie pioneered CHLA’s evolving approach to addressing pediatric pain, advocating for advances during periods of great change in the field. She helped found the Pain Medicine service, now the Division of Pain and Palliative Medicine, and championed the hospital-wide inclusion of complementary modalities like the dog therapy program. Honored on the visual history wall of nursing at CHLA, Debbie was known for her fierce optimism, her passion for providing patients the best care, her devotion to her large extended family, her love of her dogs, and her deep sense of purpose in her calling as a nurse.

Arrive at 11:30 am. Come to the hospital entrance and ask for the Spiritual Guide - Dagmar Grefe - YOU WILL NEED YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE for entrance as a visitor to the hospital. Parking will be validated.

 Give yourself time for parking and navigating the site.  We will huddle and distribute assignments, caps, and capes as needed. Wear white for the ceremony, a cape, and a cap. If you don't have a cape or cap, loaners will be available.