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Lorraine Ribbons obituary

Lorraine Ribbons, a nurse and longtime ACHD volunteer, died at age 72 in Scotland.
She helped families cope as two of her three sons were born with heart disorders.
Ribbons worked at Edinburgh Sick Children’s Hospital and built her role as a volunteer there until 2008.
After divorce from her first husband, she remarried in 2010 and continued active volunteering.
She was described as a 'can do' person with an adventurous spirit.
Ribbons supported families by arranging holidays and weekend breaks for children with heart conditions.
She later trained as a marriage guidance counsellor and supervised volunteers in Edinburgh.
Ribbons and her husband supported family holidays during her early volunteer years.
She is survived by her husband, three sons, and eight grandchildren.
Her life story connected nursing, volunteering, and family experiences to aid others.

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