Name : Desy Amalia Ishak

NIM : R011191139
Class : A
The Life of Nurse; Rossitza
When she was a child, Rossirza wanted to be a doctor not a nurse. Born on 1 st July 1973 in
Plovdiv, her first memories are of playing "doctors" - her favorite game. First she used her dolls
as patients and later she used her friends. While her father was lounging in front of the TV set,
Rossitza would bandage his arms and legs and pop a thermometer into his mouth

After primary school, there followed four years at 27 Secondary School I, Vazov. Rossitza
worked hard but she didn't like academic work and so did not do so well enough to become a
doctor. However, she scored an average of 5 in the Diploma of Completed Secondary Education
and this was enough for her to get into the Medical University in Sofia in 1992 to take a BSc
degree in Nursing.

While she was studying, she fell in love with a medical student called Ilya Bontchev. They had a
short romance and married in 1994. In some ways it was a mistake. A year later, Ilya left to work
in Syria, fell in love with someone else while he was there and on l5th May 1996 llya and
Rossitza were divorced. Rossitza was pregnant when Ilya left for Africa and on January 14 th,
1995 she had a son, Ivan. Rossitza kept her married name.

Her sister was already in England and, besides, Rossitza wanted to leave behind unhappy
memories and make a fresh start. She decided that if she got a job there she would go alone,
settle and send for Ivan later.

All this time, Ivan was growing up. It was difficult for Rossitza to be a mother and have a career.
Money was tight and, when she heard that UK NHS Trusts were recruiting nurses from outside
the UK, she decided to apply for a job,

Rossitza first job was at the Pirogov Emergency Hospital in Sofia. She stayed for two years
getting as much experience as possible and also extending her qualifications with a Certificate in
Orthopedic Nursing. She studied English in her spare time and in October 1997 she passed the
Cambridge FCE. She left the Pirogov in November 1997 and took up a post as staff nurse at the
Alexandrovska Hospital. She also moved into a new flat at number 5, Gurov Street, Sofia 1602