This very happy-go-lucky and wild spirited nurse with crazy socks and long pony tails entered my room on a night when I was having the hardest time in my life. I was doing the best I could sorting through the pain of 3rd degree burns and trauma that comes from surviving a fire, where I was not supposed to survive. I was trying to grasp the severity of all of it and was not doing so well emotionally. I was in the middle of accepting it all, and had no shoulder to cry on. I needed a soul that was willing to listen to me and cry with me.

This beautiful young lady found a way to do this with me, and attend to her duties as well. She was caring and quiet when I needed her to be, and willingly hugged me as I wept, and found the right words at the right time, that gave me exactly what I needed to hear. She also found a way to make me laugh and feel loved when I needed it most. She showed me compassion and empathy and gave all she had without reservations.

On that night, in those critical moments, she held me, comforted me, and made sure I knew that when I thought I had no one at all who cared for me or loved me, I was wrong. Because of her, I knew I was loved, and that saved my life. This stranger to me now and forever should know that I now will love her truly for the rest of my life. She is my angel and holds and protects my heart. I love you because you first loved me. Thank you sincerely from the bottom of my heart.