Tammy Newman
September 2021
Tammy
Newman
,
RN
Psych
Children's of Alabama
Birmingham
,
AL
United States
You may not have been supposed to do any of the things you did for me, but I believe you did it out of compassion and concern.
When I left work before coming to the unit to visit my granddaughter I had walked out to my car. Walking through the parking deck I experienced a stabbing pain in my knee and if I had not been at my car when it happened I probably would have face planted. I should have gone on home at that point, but I wanted to so badly to see my granddaughter. You see my granddaughter has been through quite a lot in her short life and I have always been there for her. I was determined to see her. So I hobbled over to the Psych Unit to see her not knowing when I got there I wouldn't be able to leave on my own accord. But that is exactly what happened.
I rolled out to the main door in a chair when I got ready to leave. I was instructed that I would not be able to roll the chair out to the lobby area and I could not sit in it by the front door. I couldn't walk out and was told I could not stand at the nurse desk. So I was really in a quandary; I was almost to the point of tears by the time Tammy came to me and stepped in. I am so thankful you did though.
You got me a wheelchair and someone to take me to my car. I wouldn't have been able to leave on my own if you hadn't. I am so grateful! Grateful to you for your help and grateful to the gentleman who took me to my car. I am thinking neither of you were supposed to do those things, but you did, and I can't tell you how much I appreciated it. As I said before I truly didn't know how I was going to get to my car that night much less get home. I didn't want a big fuss made over me. I Just wanted to go home. I didn't know it at the time, but my knee had blown out. In addition to being badly sprained I had torn my meniscus and had a tear in my LCL. It was no wonder I was experiencing so much pain and couldn't put any weight on that leg. I will be forever grateful for all your help, and I just can't tell you how much I appreciated all your efforts! You may not have been supposed to do any of the things you did for me, but I believe you did it out of compassion and concern. If there is ever anything I can do for you please let me know. Thank you again! I just can't say It enough.
I rolled out to the main door in a chair when I got ready to leave. I was instructed that I would not be able to roll the chair out to the lobby area and I could not sit in it by the front door. I couldn't walk out and was told I could not stand at the nurse desk. So I was really in a quandary; I was almost to the point of tears by the time Tammy came to me and stepped in. I am so thankful you did though.
You got me a wheelchair and someone to take me to my car. I wouldn't have been able to leave on my own if you hadn't. I am so grateful! Grateful to you for your help and grateful to the gentleman who took me to my car. I am thinking neither of you were supposed to do those things, but you did, and I can't tell you how much I appreciated it. As I said before I truly didn't know how I was going to get to my car that night much less get home. I didn't want a big fuss made over me. I Just wanted to go home. I didn't know it at the time, but my knee had blown out. In addition to being badly sprained I had torn my meniscus and had a tear in my LCL. It was no wonder I was experiencing so much pain and couldn't put any weight on that leg. I will be forever grateful for all your help, and I just can't tell you how much I appreciated all your efforts! You may not have been supposed to do any of the things you did for me, but I believe you did it out of compassion and concern. If there is ever anything I can do for you please let me know. Thank you again! I just can't say It enough.