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Meet...Kimberly


Name: Kimberly Lajoie.

Department: Pediatric Pulmonology.

How long at MUSC: Almost two years.

Favorite TV show: Scrubs.

Favorite musical group: The Cranberries.

Ingredient you must have in your refrigerator: Diet Coke.

Fondest childhood memory: Summers at Camp Happy Days—every year since I was four and lately as a counselor.

Bad habit: I get very nervous and anxious about things.

Special Christmas project: The Citadel, Wonder Works, 82 Church Street, the cystic fibrosis team at MUSC, and I donated gifts for two needy families.

Biggest challenge: Getting people to smile.

Most rewarding thing about your job: Helping the patients and their families behind the scenes.

Plans for the future: I am going to school in Boston, Mass., in January of 2003 to get an advanced degree in Child Life. I want to devote my life to children in the hospital.

 Three things that mean a lot to you: Family, friends and clothes.

Something people don't know about you: I had blue hair when I was 16.

Favorite quote: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a dream. Today is what counts.
 

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