Have you ever thought about who you would want to take care of you when you're at your worst? When you're the most laid bare and in need of kindness, hope, and a simple helping hand? You want someone who will say, "You don't have to be the strong one today - I've got you." You hope for someone who will sit there and listen to you, hold you when you cry, and stand up to all others with only your welfare in mind. You hope this person whispers a kind word when the pain is bad, or cleans you when you're too weak to do it yourself. Isn't this the person you hope to take care of you? Or your mom? Or your husband? Or your sister or brother? You won't find these attributes in every nurse you see - these qualities are rare and special and should be nurtured.
I don't come across them often, but I see them in Andrew Halbina. The time he takes, the care he gives, the warmth he conveys cannot be taught. There's this deep-seeded need in him to treat every patient he has as if they are the center of his world. If you could but see the faces of his patients when he walks into their rooms, they light up and you can almost see them think, "It's going to be okay now." Andrew is so very special. I wanted to take a small moment in time to tell you that I hope with every fiber of my being that Andrew will be there to care for and watch over me and my loved ones should the day come that we are at our worst.