My daughter, Aubrey, had been in LeBonheur twice before our most recent visit. She was diagnosed with laryngomalacia last November. It was suspected that she had sublottic stenosis but had not yet had a bronch. Whitney had been one of our nurses during the first stay. I specifically asked for her when we were first admitted. I wanted someone familiar with her. She tested positive for H1N1. The first two days were up and down. To me, she seemed to be getting worse but the attending physician assured me that was normal for the flu. On the fourth day, she started retracting more and had an increased respiratory rate. Whitney was quick to notice this and immediately called the assigned medical team. Their reaction was unacceptable, in my opinion. They once again tried to reassure me this was normal. After several hours, it was only getting worse. The RT tried several different measures. Aubrey was using every ounce of energy she had to breathe. The assigned team still did not want to take action. Whitney continued to do what she could. After seeing enough and consulting with Moses, Whitney called the MRT. They immediately took Aubrey to the ICU. She was put on heliox. It was unsuccessful. She was intubated within twenty minutes. When a bronch was done, it was discovered that she had severe stenosis and had a tracheotomy. While we were in the ICU, Whitney kept in touch through the other nurses. Aubrey was later moved to six central. Before she was discharged, Whitney stopped by to check on her. Aubrey is home now and is thriving wonderfully. Even though the outcome of her hospitalization was unexpected, we are thankful she can breathe more easily. I will never forget what Whitney did for Aubrey. She stood up and made a difficult call when no one else would. There is no doubt in my mind that she saved my daughter’s life. Nominating her for an award is the least we can do.