166 APPENDICES internal medicine of Rijnstate for creating a very pleasant and stimulating working atmosphere, but also for their confidence in me. Dear colleagues, you have been asking me for years how my dissertation was going, and I have always regretted that I couldn’t give a more cheerful reply. However, your interested inquiries have meant a lot to me. Many thanks to my (former) partners of the haematology / oncology section at Rijnstate: Karin Beelen, Reinoud Blaisse, Marloes Cuijpers, Wendy Deenik, Rutger Koornstra, Vera Mattijssen, John Raemaekers, Ellen van der Spek, André Vlot, Theo van Voorthuizen and Inge Werter. Thank you very much for your continued interest and support while writing my dissertation. I have really appreciated your collegiality and friendship over the years, and I look forward to fulfilling our great ambitions. Also, I would like to acknowledge all oncology nurses, nurse specialists and care coordinators of the Rijnstate cancer center for their impressive commitment and support. It is always a pleasure working with all of you. Special thanks go to my colleagues of the palliative and supportive care team (COPZ) at Rijnstate. I consider it a great honour to be part of this team. Jolanda van Loenhout, Josien Schoo, Henriette Sterenborg, Patrice Tubben and Sander Vergouwen: as nurse specialists you are the cement of the COPZ. I respect your dedication and compassion to provide the best care for patients and their loved ones in such a challenging and emotionally charged situation. Lonneke Kruijen, welcome to the team! I am deeply indebted to my fellow medical supervisors of the COPZ for their efforts to deliver excellent palliative and supportive care in the Rijnstate region. Martin Seesink and Hansje Vonk, thank you for your expertise and fruitful cooperation. I also like to express my sincere thanks to Patricia van Mierlo, who I consider to be my palliator buddy and sparring partner. Dear Patricia, your enthousiasm and commitment are an inspiration to me. It gives me great pleasure working with you. I could not have completed this dissertation without the support of my friends, old and new ones, who have given me lots of happy distractions to ease my mind and helped me through my moments of doubt and uncertainty. Leonieke ten Asbroek, I am grateful for the love and attention you have shown to our children during these demanding years. I am also indebted to all our dear neighbours, who make us feel very much at home in the Praetoriumstraat. A salute to the Avunculi and Members of DispuutGezelschap H.O.E.K, who made my student days eventful and extraordinary. It truly is: Hoc Optimorum Est Corpus. Special thanks go to my dear paranymphs: Martijn Tonk and Egbert Walinga. Dear Martijn, from themoment we had to fight together against young shoots of American wild cherry during the hazing period of our student society, we became close friends. Back then, we immersed ourselves in the dolce far niente of our wonderful student days, and undertookmany unforgettable trips abroad together. Nowadays, we have considerably less time to meet, but our friendship remains indispensable to me. I am delighted to have you by my side as my paranymph during the defense of my dissertation.
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