By Sue Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing (this is the latest in a series of posts by Hassmiller, who’s spending her summer vacation retracing crucial steps in Florence Nightingale’s innovative career)

British Red Cross thrift store, Romsey, England

Anyone who knows me knows I am a devotee of the American Red Cross. After the Red Cross helped me find my parents after a Mexico City earthquake nearly 35 years ago, volunteering for them is how I spend my free time and my money . . . So when I travel, I always check in with the Red Cross, no matter the state, no matter the country, and tell them my story, and tell them: Thank you and keep up the good work.  […]