Christina Cassidy is an anesthesia tech at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City. Her daughter, Julie Krupka, works in the post-anesthesia care unit. Both believe working together has created a special camaraderie between them.
Q: What is it like being able to work together at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City?
Christina Cassidy (CC): It’s the best of both worlds. Julie just recently moved out, yet I still get to see her every day. Most parents don’t get that opportunity. Once kids move out, they move on with their lives.
Julie Krupka (JK): I don't think a lot of people get the opportunity to work with their mother or daughter. Mom mom got into this field because her mother worked as a scrub nurse for 50 years. Then I got into it because health care was in my blood and this is where I landed.
CC: We do have a great bond. I’ll say that is unusual because most mothers and daughters have friction and don’t become friends until they are in their 30s. Fortunately enough she is 24, so I am very fortunate.
JK: I can go over to her house and talk about my day and I don’t have to go into detail about things or have to explain. I could just start talking about something and she instantly knows what I am talking about.