I came into the hospital expecting the best. As days passed into weeks, I began to feel depressed, and then I was told it was three weeks which I felt depressed and wanted to die. But after meeting Noel, I felt my life change slowly, and as I was so angry at the reasons I got the disease, not having done this time, my husband gave them to me, and I saw the truth I was given by Noel’s understanding that he was on my side. Why I felt the things I felt, never saying I was wrong, but gave me hope, and that hope,”4” letters that gave me hope to live when all I wanted to do was die. Noel gave me hope to live and get well, and I apologized to my doctor, and she helped me understand better with 4-letter names.

I hope God blesses him and my doctor, but my hope came from Noel, and now I will fight for hope, and I thank you all, especially Noel, and I thank my doctor for acceptance. Thank you all for being here, but my heart still goes out to Noel. Never once did he say I was wrong about how I felt. Please give him recognition, for now, I will live on in a good life. I thank him a million times for just being him. He deserves the millions of thanks for being the one person who gave me Hope! Thank you all for being here!

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Dear Noel, I really want to thank you for your help in nursing me back to health. It really takes a caring, special person with deep empathy and compassion. You are an incredible nurse. You are most kind, and great nurses like you are the heart of healthcare. Thank you for patiently explaining the medications and answering all my questions, which helped me feel more at ease. I am deeply appreciative of the impact you’ve had on my health and well-being.

Thank you, Noel.