Isbel received the following recognition from her patient's parent:



".......My son was at Miami Children's Hospital last week and was diagnosed with Osteomyelitis. Our overall nursing experience was good but there was one person who was so special that we needed to write to you to let you know.

Isbel Muniz was our nurse the first night of our stay. She was kind, funny, warm, smart, compassionate and patient with our family.

After he got his PICC line put in, Isbel was our nurse and we were so excited to take out the IV on his hand which was bothering him from the night before. Isbel was unbelievable as the bandage wasn't coming off and his skin was all beat up from trying to get it off. She sat with him for over an hour and let him lead--she was creative, funny, smart, educated, thought in advance and made him feel in control and that everything was fine. We loved her before this event happened but after she finally got the bandage off she was an angel in our hearts. It takes a very special person to display such patience and compassion to do what she did that night.

After Isbel left our room that night he asked, "Are you getting Isbel's phone number?" I asked why? He said, "because we need to keep special people like Isbel in our lives."

Thank you, MCH and Isbel. We left Miami Children's Hospital with a memory of wonderful people and feeling empowered about his condition instead of stressed about his recovery and having a serious bacterial infection in his bone. We love you Isbel!"