It has taken me exactly 3 months to figure out how to put into words exactly how grateful I am to Krystal and how wonderful she was to myself, my husband, and our newborn daughter. I was told I would be getting induced with worsening Pre-Eclampsia at 35 weeks. Being a labor and delivery nurse myself I knew exactly what this could mean for my daughter. We would have a few short minutes together at most before she was taken to the NICU to be evaluated. After O was born she was quickly evaluated at the bedside and to all our surprise she was stable. While I was anxiously waiting for them to take her from me, the NICU staff was arranging an amazing surprise. Krystal came into work early and stayed at my bedside on labor and delivery for 6 hours. She carefully watched O's vitals, breathing, blood sugars and helped me learn to breastfeed my new baby. Krystal went above and beyond, explaining things not only to myself and my husband but then re-explained everything to my mother when she arrived. She never batted an eye at my incessant questions, never made me feel as though I was anything other than a friend, she was celebrating the birth of their child with.
Shortly after O was determined to be stable enough to remain with me and did not require admission to the NICU things started to go south for me. I was becoming so sick I needed to be transferred to the medical ICU myself. I spent around 24 hours in the ICU, 24 hours separated from my daughter. If it was not for Krystal, O would have gone to the NICU for those first 6 or so hours of her life and I never would have seen her. Without Krystal, I never would have gotten to hold my child and spend those first precious hours with her. In fact, I would not have seen her for the first 36 hours of her life. Krystal gave me the greatest gift I could ever ask for and for that I will always be thankful.