Amanda Schmitt
January 2022
Amanda
Schmitt
,
RN
ICU
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Milwaukee
,
WI
United States

 

 

 

Amanda told us she would be praying for him and for our family. “I love you” was the last thing my fiancé heard from his father.
My future father-in-law was in the ICU for roughly 10 days prior to intubation. He was getting increasingly frustrated, anxious and was starting to shut out his friends and family. My fiancé, B, spoke to him on Monday and then the communication was sparse. We knew intubation was the next step as his oxygen levels were not improving. The day we heard they were considering intubation, I prayed for a compassionate nurse. B and his mom, K, called the ICU for an update Wednesday night. Amanda was the nurse on that day. Even though it was the end of her shift, she took the time to garb up and help him with a FaceTime call. She didn’t sigh, act like it was an inconvenience, or give us excuses (although I’m sure she easily could have listed a thousand things she had to do prior to ending her shift). She garbed up, entered the room, and helped him with the call. He had the bipap on and was hard to understand. B and K kept repeating how much they loved their dad/husband. His confusion had gotten worse due to hypoxia, and we didn’t know if he was understanding. She took the bipap off for a brief moment and said, “B, tell your family you love them”. Before we hung up, Amanda told us she would be praying for him and for our family. “I love you” was the last thing my fiancé heard from his father. I am so grateful that God sent us Amanda. He didn’t answer all my prayers, as B’s dad lost his battle with Covid. But that day he sent us an absolute angel giving us Amanda as his nurse. I will never forget her kindness and compassion.