Sarah Goodsell
September 2020
Sarah
Goodsell
,
RN, BSN
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Monroe Carell Junior Children's Hospital & Clinics
Nashville
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TN
United States

 

 

 

Our baby was born with a massive teratoma on her neck; she had an exit procedure and surgery was scheduled for a few days later. As you may imagine, it was a tough situation for us to see our daughter going through all that and, extremely hard for me as a mom not to be able to hold her and let her feel how much she is loved. We weren't able to feel her close and kiss her. Sarah was there with us and showed her continued support and care. She would listen and answer our questions, would treat our baby with love, would help us swaddle her in a way our older daughter wouldn't notice the mass when she'd visit, and would always go above and beyond to comfort us. On the day of surgery, Sarah moved the Earth and Sky so that we could be able to hold our princess, just remembering it brings tears to my eyes as it was the first time I held her. Our baby ultimately needed a trach and g-tube and with the many things we as parents had in our minds (results, treatments, reactions, taking care of our other princess, COVID-19 restrictions, C-section recovery, etc.) we had the daily suspense of finding out who the nurse would be. It was always a relief whenever we saw Sarah's face. It really felt like our family member was there. Our baby will be discharged in a few days and we wanted to take the time to make it known that Nurse Sarah Goodsell is a blessing in our lives and deserves this and any other recognition out there. Thanks Sarah!