My brother-in-law (who was only 56 years old) suffered a massive subarachnoid stroke. When C finally ended up in NICU, after many tests, scans, labs, etc..., he was in the most caring professional hands of Paige Rone. I did not realize at the time what an impact and unexpected comfort a complete stranger could provide. C was surrounded and loved by so many people gathering on the NICU floor and waiting area; it was overwhelming. Nobody could give us a clear indication of what was going to happen. With that said - we had many questions. I had never heard of the subarachnoid stroke. Paige did not hesitate to answer questions and even showed us the images of the scans. Although not what we wanted to hear and see, it was very helpful because of the logic of our bodies. This was such an emotionally heartbreaking 2 days of our lives that I am sure we got through these days with the help and comfort of Paige. She explained everything that was happening and let all of us cry and sob and hold tightly together while she joined our family in this devastating loss of our family member. Paige cried with us and held hands with us and hugged us with tears in her own eyes. When she left at the end of her shift, she let us know she would be back the next day and she would be thinking of us and praying for peace somehow and the healing of C, whether here or in someone else's HANDS.
The next day, Paige was with our family again and we looked to her for her knowledge and caring manner. It takes a very special person to work in this medical field and every day there is a fine line of life and death. She understands this and has a beautiful way about herself to perform her job as an RN while going above and beyond in noticing the love of a family and letting it be known to us and clearly understood that she truly cared. She knew that not all of us were medical professionals and took extra time to explain the details in such a way that everyone could understand.
These 2 days I am re-living right now were the slowest-passing minutes of my life but also a blur of questions, and doubt, and anger, everything that goes along with such a horrific event. I hope I can provide to your hearts the LOVE and COMPASSION and GENUINE caring of the Very Special Nurse Paige Rone. Although it is very difficult to remember everything because I think my mind and body are protecting me from remembering everything, I know I will never forget the Exceptional Care and Love we received from Paige.