Anita Mertens worked for years in the hospital's housekeeping department, but secretly she dreamed of a ‘real’ job in healthcare. Although she was not good at writing or arithmetic, she applied. She received language and math lessons, and now, a year and a half later, she works in the intensive care unit. As the icing on the cake, she has also been named Language Hero of the Netherlands.
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Anita Mertens worked for years in the hospital's housekeeping department, but secretly she dreamed of a ‘real’ job in healthcare. Although she was not good at writing or arithmetic, she applied. She received language and math lessons, and now, a year and a half later, she works in the intensive care unit. As the icing on the cake, she has also been named Language Hero of the Netherlands.