Bria Taylor
September 2024
Bria
Taylor
,
RN
CCN/RDC
Memorial Hermann- TMC
Houston
,
TX
United States
Bria gave us that peace through her genuine love for her work, as well as empathy and compassion for her patient (our son).
My son was admitted into Children's Memorial Hermann for a burn accident. We spent 3.5 months in the hospital and over 30 trips to the operating room. During that stay, we had two trips to the ICU and transferred rooms more than 5 times. I remember the first week like it was yesterday. It was scary. Our son is non-verbal, severe autism, and at the time, we did not know, but we learned during our stay at the hospital that he also has Sanfilippo Syndrome. We learned that our son is not expected to live past his teenage years. Our worlds were spinning. We first met Bria at the end of our first week at the hospital. The compassion and gentleness that she showed brought us a calmness and peace that no other nurse had been able to give us at that time.
Over the next 3 months, Bria became an advocate not just for us as parents, but most importantly for our son. Although he has no voice, she reminded us that we are his voice and that our love and knowledge of who he is, is vital in the process. As parents with four other children at home worried about their brother for three months, running back and forth from school events to the hospital to birthday parties for them, all while worrying about our son who is at the hospital, there was nothing more comforting than walking into his hospital room late at night after not seeing him all afternoon, and there he was, all tucked up perfectly. The bed was made, his favorite stuffed animals by his side, and his favorite show on the TV. Bria did that, every single evening. She allowed us to sleep at night because of the peace we had, knowing she was watching over him.
During a 3.5-month period of worrying if your son was even going to get to come home, any moment of peace feels like a full night’s sleep. Bria gave us that peace through her genuine love for her work, as well as empathy and compassion for her patient (our son). In a hospital where words were getting crisscrossed and so many voices were telling us so many different things, Bria was our constant. We are so thankful for her and the care she provided our son. There is no one more deserving.
Over the next 3 months, Bria became an advocate not just for us as parents, but most importantly for our son. Although he has no voice, she reminded us that we are his voice and that our love and knowledge of who he is, is vital in the process. As parents with four other children at home worried about their brother for three months, running back and forth from school events to the hospital to birthday parties for them, all while worrying about our son who is at the hospital, there was nothing more comforting than walking into his hospital room late at night after not seeing him all afternoon, and there he was, all tucked up perfectly. The bed was made, his favorite stuffed animals by his side, and his favorite show on the TV. Bria did that, every single evening. She allowed us to sleep at night because of the peace we had, knowing she was watching over him.
During a 3.5-month period of worrying if your son was even going to get to come home, any moment of peace feels like a full night’s sleep. Bria gave us that peace through her genuine love for her work, as well as empathy and compassion for her patient (our son). In a hospital where words were getting crisscrossed and so many voices were telling us so many different things, Bria was our constant. We are so thankful for her and the care she provided our son. There is no one more deserving.