Recently, our Mom was a patient at Blessing Hospital, and I wanted to share the great experience we had with Marie Mohr. Mom had just recently been in the hospital, then discharged home with Hospital at Home. She did well for a while, but her health started to decline. She was unable to stand up by herself and was extremely weak, with poor appetite, etc.

Mom was brought back to the Emergency Room to be evaluated. We knew that she was unable to care for herself at that time. We spoke with Marie and told her we wanted to start getting Mom's name on waiting lists for nursing homes for when the time would come that she may not be able to return to her own home. This was such a hard thing to think about and also a hard thing to speak to our Mom about because Mom has always been so strong, independent, and a wonderful caregiver to her family. Marie came into the room, sat down next to Mom, and introduced herself.

After they spoke briefly, Marie asked Mom some questions regarding whether she thought she could care for herself if she went home, and Mom told her no. Marie had the nursing home conversation with Mom and explained everything in such a way that Mom understood that we kids did not want that for her, that we only wanted what was best for her safety. If you knew my Mom, you would understand that a nursing home was out of the question before she met Marie. Marie just had such a great way with her words, and Mom could tell that Marie was genuinely concerned, along with the rest of us. Marie gained my Mom's trust in that one conversation. Marie Mohr is a fantastic nurse and genuinely cares about her patients and their families. Mom went to SNU for a couple of weeks and is now back home doing great.

Thank you, Marie, from the bottom of our hearts.