Charlene Spreadborough
January 2023
Charlene
Spreadborough
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RN
LRI
University Hospitals of Leicester
Leicester
United Kingdom

 

 

 

Charlene went above and beyond in the compassion she showed him and me.
When my son was admitted with psychosis, Charlene went above and beyond in the compassion she showed him and me. When others around him were scared and/or judgmental, she responded to him as a very sick child. At the time, my son had a respiratory infection and was very congested. Because of his psychosis, he ended up covering Charlene in his mucus. I cannot imagine anything more repulsive, but Charlene took it in her stride and continued to care for him as she would any poorly child. My son remains in the hospital 8 days after our encounter with Charlene and we have experienced care from indifferent to outstanding, but Charlene touched my heart and I will be forever grateful to her for seeing my beloved son behind the bizarre and frightening behavior