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Meet..Buckey

Name: Buckey Waters.

Department: Volunteer in Emergency Services.

Age: 16.

Family: Father, Buckey Sr.; mother, Donna; sisters, Mandy and Ali.

Favorite TV program: Trauma: Life in the ER (of course).

Favorite food: Shrimp.

Favorite restaurant: Outback.

Favorite chore: Cleaning off my desk.

Favorite ingredient: Olive oil, you can use it with anything.

Favorite movie: Air Force One.

Pet peeve: People who can’t get over things.

Worst habit: Biting my nails.

Childhood nickname: Li’l Buck.

What do you find most rewarding about your job? The satisfaction of helping people through what can be some of the hardest times of their lives.

Personal challenge: Waking up!

Accomplishment: Being able to work at MUSC.

Funniest thing seen on the job: A patient once told me, “It hurts a lot when I think.”

Personality trait I admire in others: Being able to work as a team.

Person I most admire: My parents and grandparents.

Hobbies, activities in your free time: Swimming, being with friends, being at the hospital.

Something people don’t know about you: I would pass out if someone had to stick me with a needle.

Favorite quote: What won’t kill you can only make you stronger.