Diana takes the time to sit with patients and families as they come to understand, through her gentle communication, what their disease means, what they can expect in their care and assists them as they make a plan for their future.

Diana goes above and beyond her role as a case manager by forging meaningful and trusting relationships with those she encounters at Rose. By offering her support, compassion and empathy to patients and their families, Diana helps people cope with the difficulties associated with cancer.

A spouse of one of the patients Diana cared for shared her appreciation for Diana's efforts to make her husband feel comfortable during his hospital stay: "Diana helped him set up shop at the hospital," she says in reference to the accommodations Diana helped make so that her husband could continue to work while undergoing treatment.

Rose oncologist Dr. F also nominated Diana: "Diana has worked to improve the whole cancer team experience for patients and families, from start to finish!"

Diana is a nurse who takes it upon herself to positively impact the lives of those she encounters, and she is truly an integral part of the team at Rose.