In The Departure Lounge (quite literally) - a few notes to those back home

Well, it appears that the jungle drums of Holby have been a banging, and my desired secret departure has not been as secret as I hoped.  I’m sorry for just slipping away like I did, but I hate goodbyes and couldn’t face a whole series of them.  It would have been far too hard.  For those of you who are feeling cheated at the lack of goodbye drinks, I’ve left £200 behind the bar at the Hope & Anchor.  Party hard, but safely, and don’t wind up in the ED with drunken war wounds.  I’ve heard the staff hate that.  For anyone who really wants to say goodbye, Jacob has suggested via WhatsApp that we could do something on Zoom, so, give me a few days to get my head together, and get over the jetlag and we’ll try and arrange a mutually convenient time across two continents and several time zones.

So, yes, I’m off to America.  Lots of reasons for that, some of which you can probably guess, but others cut a lot deeper and I’m holding them close to my chest.  In some ways, it was an easy decision; I have to be a mum right now before my beautiful daughter is fully grown with a family of her own, but at the same time, it is also so hard to be walking away from all of you.   I’ve loved my time in the ED, and enjoyed being the head of your very special family.  It seems cliche to say it at the moment, but you are all super heroes in my mind.  The work we have done, especially over the last year, has been hard on us all, and you never fail astound me with your tenacity, your bravery, your enthusiasm and above all, the heart and soul you pour into your vocations.  

I won’t single individuals out here; I’ll keep that for Zoom but I love you all so much, and feel blessed to have known you.  Take care of yourselves, and each other. 

All my love,

Connie x

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  1. Charlie FairheadApril 4, 2021 at 12:54 AM

    You’ve made me proud to have you as my adopted daughter. Love you darling, and I’ll be the first to wish you good luck on your blog journeys. It will be good to see what mischief you get up to next. Take care sweetheart x

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    1. Connie BeauchampApril 4, 2021 at 2:07 AM

      Thank you, Charlie. Totally crying into my champagne now. I love you so much and will miss you more than you know. Very excited to see you with your own blogger account however. Are you going to be an influencer too?

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    2. Ian WilliamsApril 5, 2021 at 2:45 PM

      Bye bye Connie. Dr. Ethan Hardy should be Clincial Lead in your absence xx

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