A COOL HEAD & A KIND HEART IN A CRISIS
SHE smiles warmly but ignores the hand we’ve stretched out in greeting. “Ag no, none of that nonsense,” she says and throws her arms open for a hug.
This speaks volumes about the sort of person Sister Diane Seale is. Kindness and energy radiate from her, spreading down the corridors of New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town and wafting into the wards.
The 61-year-old senior nurse also has the ability to stay calm under pressure, which serves her well in her position as operational manager in the paediatric ward at New Somerset, South Africa’s oldest hospital.
And all these qualities played a vital role in an extraordinary incident that saw her become an instant
