May 2019
Corinne
Zimmerman
,
RN
Emergency Department
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
Dixon
,
IL
United States

 

 

 

Corinne didn't want her to think she didn't say bye and wish her well, so she left my sister a handwritten note telling her that she would be thinking of and praying for her while she was at the University of Chicago undergoing surgery.
Corinne was my sister's nurse in November of 2018. My sister came home from South Carolina to visit and developed severe abdominal pain. She came to the ER to figure out what was going on. It was discovered that she had a very large, possibly cancerous mass on one of her ovaries. Corinne was phenomenal to my sister. She advocated for her to go to the best hospital for this issue, held her hand as she cried about the possibility of cancer at 28, encouraged her, and helped keep her comfortable during the transfer process. She also kept me updated since I was at home with a newborn. She was so positive, helped get her pain under control quickly, and continued to uplift her with positive energy and thinking the entire time she was in the ER. When her shift was over at 3am, my sister was finally asleep, but Corinne didn't want her to think she didn't say bye and wish her well, so she left my sister a handwritten note telling her that she would be thinking of and praying for her while she was at the University of Chicago undergoing surgery. The next morning, she continued to check on my sister and my family and was so uplifting and positive. Thankfully, it was not cancer, and she's healthy. Without Corinne, this health scare would have been even worse than it was. I've seen how great Corinne is while working with her as a co-worker, but experiencing it firsthand as a patient's family member was unbelievable. Thank you for all you did for my sister and my family, and for all you do for your patient's every day, Corinne!