Dhulini Paranavitane
July 2024
Dhulini
Paranavitane
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BSN, RN
Mother Baby/MFM
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas
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TX
United States

 

 

 

Dhulini took the time to turn my frown into a smile. Her attitude, by example, rubbed off on me.
Dhulini saw that I was struggling to get my message across to people when I was sick. I had a sour attitude. You know, I probably didn’t deserve the attention I was getting because I was, at times, rude and too much to handle, but Dhulini wasn’t judgmental. She would help me when others wouldn’t or couldn’t understand me. Dhulini took the time to turn my frown into a smile. Her attitude, by example, rubbed off on me. I wanted her to know she was a good person for putting herself in my presence even though I felt I didn’t deserve it. She is a strong person. She put herself in my shoes even though I wasn’t very nice. She took that time out to spend with me, changing my thought process.

I started to lose my attitude. Just because I was sick and I wasn’t feeling right doesn’t give me an excuse to be that way. In other words, my negative vibe. I feel changed because of her. She got me to lighten up. I’m just really glad she overlooked all that and still helped me. She did her best to help me, so her example of treating me with respect, being kind, and giving me the care she gave me made my situation less stressful and more able to handle. I just want to thank her for giving me help. I appreciate her. Thanks for the help I needed, regardless of the way I was acting. I have made a remarkable recovery. It has been really difficult losing a child. Her kindness and willingness to help me worked. I followed her lead.