Kyle McMichael
June 2014
Kyle
Mcmichael
,
RN, BSN
Hematology/Oncology
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus
,
OH
United States
My son is a relapsed cancer patient. I believe Kyle was our nurse once or twice on our first go around with cancer. However, I remember seeing him with other patients. The first time I met him, he was playing "hockey" with a patient in the corner of a hallway. This was one of our first times being admitted here. I thought, wow that's a super nurse to get involved with more than just the medical part of the visit. I hoped over the time frame that my son would have him as his nurse just for that interaction. He seemed to make the patients smile and I knew being here after hearing such devastating news, he would be great with my son.
Another time I saw him reading a book to a younger girl, again giving that little more attention that heals where medicine doesn't. Our first visit, I remember having him as our RN, he talked a lot of sport - football talk with my son. This was exactly what my son needed, the sport talk that I lack knowledge of. Now with our second relapse treatment plan, he remembered me, my son, and small details about us. He wasn't our nurse at the time, but knew a doctor was looking for me and came to find me to let me know I was needed.
Our last visit, prior to seeking treatment at another hospital, he was our nurse for three days. He was great. Always asking questions that I don't believe other nurses ever asked us. He talked to my son again about sport stuff, conversations of current and past games, and naming players where they was traded to and so on. He acted as a "big brother" with medical knowledge of coarse. Double checked with my son several times when you could see something wasn't right, but my son didn't want to speak up.
He knew the desperation that I had for a scan to get done on a certain day. He pushed and called and did more then needed to get the scan started, finished, and done for a time sensitive situation to only me. He shows determination and compassion for what he does, how he does it, and when its needed. He definitely made us feel as if there were no other patients in this hospital, it was just us here for him to take care of and a lot of times you rarely feel that way in a hospital.
He most definitely is ten stars and above in our eyes and heart.
Another time I saw him reading a book to a younger girl, again giving that little more attention that heals where medicine doesn't. Our first visit, I remember having him as our RN, he talked a lot of sport - football talk with my son. This was exactly what my son needed, the sport talk that I lack knowledge of. Now with our second relapse treatment plan, he remembered me, my son, and small details about us. He wasn't our nurse at the time, but knew a doctor was looking for me and came to find me to let me know I was needed.
Our last visit, prior to seeking treatment at another hospital, he was our nurse for three days. He was great. Always asking questions that I don't believe other nurses ever asked us. He talked to my son again about sport stuff, conversations of current and past games, and naming players where they was traded to and so on. He acted as a "big brother" with medical knowledge of coarse. Double checked with my son several times when you could see something wasn't right, but my son didn't want to speak up.
He knew the desperation that I had for a scan to get done on a certain day. He pushed and called and did more then needed to get the scan started, finished, and done for a time sensitive situation to only me. He shows determination and compassion for what he does, how he does it, and when its needed. He definitely made us feel as if there were no other patients in this hospital, it was just us here for him to take care of and a lot of times you rarely feel that way in a hospital.
He most definitely is ten stars and above in our eyes and heart.