Elesia R Vizina
September 2025
Elesia R
Vizina
,
BSN,RN,RNC-OB, IBCLC
Family Birth Center
Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Lake Charles
,
LA
United States
She was there for one of the hardest days of my life and the best day of my life.
I would like to nominate Elesia Vizina for the DAISY Award. I have known Elesia for the last 11 years. As a new grad, I worked alongside her and was able to witness the knowledge, patience, and compassion she poured out to not only me but also her patients. I remember thinking, “When I finally have a baby, I want Elesia to be my nurse.” Fast forward years later, and I got married to my sweet husband. I have multiple female issues, but much to our surprise, after only a few months, I got pregnant. My husband and I were over the moon. Unfortunately, I started miscarrying at almost 10 weeks. I went into Early Labor, and my sweet friend Elesia was my nurse. She was a ray of light for me during one of the hardest days of my life.
Elesia and I kept in touch, and she would check on me periodically. My husband and I went on to have two more miscarriages and infertility issues after that. We decided to pursue fertility treatments and started the long, hard process of IVF. She would check on me frequently to see how I was “holding up” and would give me my injections at work. By the grace of God, we got pregnant with our rainbow baby, and one of the first people I told was Elesia. I knew I wanted her by my side the day I delivered. I was induced at 37 weeks for preeclampsia. She wasn’t scheduled at work the day I was supposed to be induced, but she picked up a shift to be there anyway.
I was in labor all day long and made it to 8 centimeters, and had to have a C-section. I was crying and scared and thinking, “This wasn’t how it was supposed to go.” It was past 7 o’clock when she should’ve gotten off, but again she stayed. She told me, “I know you aren’t going to ask me, but I’m staying with you.” I have never felt so much peace in my life, going into surgery. At 7:38 PM, my husband and I heard the beautiful cries of the rainbow boy we had fought so hard for. I looked over and I could see Elesia’s eyes smiling underneath her mask. She was there for one of the hardest days of my life and the best day of my life. She is an exceptional nurse, and there is no one more fitting for this award.
Elesia and I kept in touch, and she would check on me periodically. My husband and I went on to have two more miscarriages and infertility issues after that. We decided to pursue fertility treatments and started the long, hard process of IVF. She would check on me frequently to see how I was “holding up” and would give me my injections at work. By the grace of God, we got pregnant with our rainbow baby, and one of the first people I told was Elesia. I knew I wanted her by my side the day I delivered. I was induced at 37 weeks for preeclampsia. She wasn’t scheduled at work the day I was supposed to be induced, but she picked up a shift to be there anyway.
I was in labor all day long and made it to 8 centimeters, and had to have a C-section. I was crying and scared and thinking, “This wasn’t how it was supposed to go.” It was past 7 o’clock when she should’ve gotten off, but again she stayed. She told me, “I know you aren’t going to ask me, but I’m staying with you.” I have never felt so much peace in my life, going into surgery. At 7:38 PM, my husband and I heard the beautiful cries of the rainbow boy we had fought so hard for. I looked over and I could see Elesia’s eyes smiling underneath her mask. She was there for one of the hardest days of my life and the best day of my life. She is an exceptional nurse, and there is no one more fitting for this award.