Occupation: Facilitator for the Cancer Support Group
Company: San Mateo Primary and Specialty Care Clinic at UCSF Health
Born: San Francisco, California
Education:
ADN, North Hennepin Community College, MN (1980)
Career:
Facilitator for the Cancer Support Group, San Mateo Primary and Specialty Care Clinic, UCSF Health, CA (2014-Present)
Staff Nurse, Cancer Care Center San Mateo (Now San Mateo Primary and Specialty Care Clinic, UCSF Health) (2013-2017)
Case Manager and Clinical Supervisor, CHS Home Health Agency, Catholic Health Home Care, San Francisco, CA (1989-1997)
Outpatient Clinic Charge Nurse, Staff Nurse, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (1987-1989)
Head Nurse, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (1985-1987)
Assistant Head Nurse, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (1984-1985)
Charge Nurse, Staff Nurse, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (1982-1984)
Charge Nurse, Staff Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN (1982)
Nurse, Cancer Care, Brian Henderson, MD, San Mateo, CA (16 Years)
Career Related:
President, Owner, Founder, Gift Basket Business, Love & Care Packages (1992-2004)
Creative Works:
Invited Lecturer, Conference, “Getting Our New Hospice Program Off the Ground – For Doctors, Nurses, Volunteers and Office Staff,” Wrangell, AK (2003); Co-author, “Management of Patients at Risk for Pressure Sores,” Clinical Practice of Gerontological Nursing – A Guide to Advance Practice (1991); Author, “Continuous Subcutaneous Morphine Sulfate for Pain Control in the Terminal Stage of Cancer,” American Journal of Nursing (1991); Invited Lecturer, Conference, “The Patient with AIDS: Issues & Concerns. A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Care of the AIDS Patient,” VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (1986); Invited Lecturer, Nursing Grand Rounds, Chronic Pain Control and Central Access Devices, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (1984)
Achievements:
Featured in Wall Street Journal
Awards:
Honoree, Special Advancement for Outstanding Performance in Nursing Service, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (1988); Recipient, Letter of Recognition for Nursing Service, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (1985)
Memberships:
Member, San Francisco Peninsula Writers, California’s Writers Club (2022-Present); Member, San Francisco Peninsula Riders Club
Family:
Daughter of Peter William Hegre and Luella Dilling
Three Children
Five Grandchildren
Hobbies:
Spending time with children and grandchildren
