KAREN: In another question -- I'm just looking at my list of questions here -- about any advice you would have for somebody, a young person nowadays who might want to be a health aide?

AGNES: I tell them go for it. It's fun, but it's stressful. But I did enjoy being a health aide. I tell them: “You would too.” Study hard, listen to everything your instructors tell you, pay attention. If you don't, you'll miss out on a lot. Make sure you sit up in front where you can hear everything.

KAREN: Do you think there are certain qualities of a person that makes them able to be a health aide?

AGNES: You have to be passionate, understanding and be willing, and do the best you can.

KAREN: Did you feel like the training you got was enough training to help you deal with the kinds of cases that you had to deal with?

AGNES: Uh-hum (affirmative). Yep.

KAREN: You never got one where you went: “Oh no, I don't know what to do!”

AGNES: No. Common sense.