Given the continuing concerns among the UK Caribbean Diaspora about the innumerable contributions made by the Windrush Generation and inequitable rewards, this article previously published in the UK Voice Newspaper is repurposed with the permission of the author Tony Kelly.
Many have made contributions to the development of the world-renowned NHS. What is not generally known is the degree to which Caribbean nurses, particularly from the Windrush Generation, have sacrificed to help the NHS become the world-beating success that it is.
FAMILY: Tony Kelly’s late mother Millicent Kelly on the right and his late aunt Aldyth Richards on the left
A very touching letter from our very own Tony Kelly to his late mother Millicent Kelly who arrived in Britain from Jamaica in 1953, not only recognises her many achievements in nursing but begs the question of how she would view where the NHS is today.
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An important letter, that so gracefully reminds us all that nurses from the Windrush generation devoted themselves to building our NHS and as Tony points out, did so whilst experiencing racism and maltreatment from those whom they care for. Their sacrifices and contributions should always be remembered .
Thanks for sharing cuz. It’s important that our stories be told, from our perspective. We are more than faceless ID numbers to be used, brushed aside and forgotten.
Let us not forget.