My daughter had been brought in for a incarcerated hernia (which later turned out to be an infection in the lymph node) from an outside hospital one Thursday evening. Ben stayed with her all through a procedure where they put her to sleep in order to push the hernia back in. Afterwards, he didn't leave the room and stayed well past the end of his shift to make sure that her CO2 levels regulated before she was moved up to the 9th floor. He was not going to allow her to be moved to a regular room without her vitals being where they were supposed to be. He took the time to explain to me what exactly was going on in terms that I could understand, especially since I was exhausted (it was well into Friday morning by the time we were able to get into a regular room) and hungry, instead of using medical lingo.

He went above and beyond to make sure that she was in the right place, health wise, to be able to get to the next point in her treatment. He wanted what was best for her as the patient instead of brushing it off or acting like he knew better than everyone. He even sat with my child so that I could go get something to eat, which was a blessing since I hadn't hand anything since lunch, I was by myself, and it was around 2am by that point. Everyone at Children's was wonderful, but at that moment, I was one exhausted momma that thoroughly appreciated him taking the time to make sure that my girl was getting the best care she could get. He knew that the floor she was going to be moved to would be unable to monitor her CO2 levels and he wanted to make sure that she would be able to respond the way she should after having the anesthesia for the procedure. How many people would stay beyond their shift in order to make sure someone else's child was taken care of? Thanks so much!