Sadly, at a family party, I witnessed my grandmother collapsing, and watched on as family members tried hard to resuscitate her. Although this experience was very distressing, it fuelled me with a deep desire to want to pursue a career in nursing to help people and ultimately save lives. This immensely rewarding profession led me to specialise in resuscitation and emergency medicine and I began teaching other healthcare professionals. The combination of my love for training and influencing healthcare is still at the heart of what we do at ECG.