Maria was taking care of a patient who was a refugee from Africa. The patient and her five children were living in a group home in Springfield. Since the patient was going to be hospitalized for an unknown amount of time, a family friend was able to take the children in while the patient was in the hospital. The family friend was disabled and was not going to be able to feed five additional mouths on her social security check. However, the family friend did not want the children to go into social services while the mom was in the hospital. Maria was aware of the family dynamics going on and wanted to get the children as much help as possible. Maria has such a kind, compassionate heart that she went to the supermarket and bought bags of groceries for this patient's children. Maria is the kind of nurse we need caring for our patients and families. One that can help, offer compassion, and sympathize to help make a very trying difficult situation into something more positive.