Angela Fernandez
June 2023
Angela
Fernandez
,
BSN, RN
3 North
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami
,
FL
United States

 

 

 

Her presence was accompanied by a peace that is difficult to describe with words.
Angela is exceptional at providing comfort. She cared for my son while he was very ill and barely responsive, very delicate physically, and while our family felt very tense emotionally after seeing our strong boy quickly decline from an expressive, energetic, joyful, and smile-provoking child to a sickly, tired soul on a bed, over the course of 4 weeks. She was a Godsend at precisely the right time. She was impeccably timely and proper in delivering her care. Whether it was during the administration of medication with immaculate precision or hugging S’s crying grandmother with a comforting embrace, her presence was accompanied by a peace that is difficult to describe with words. The feeling among each of my family members is that we had the blessing of meeting her; we didn’t want her to leave the room. It was so comforting to see her. We lost count of times she entered the room clothed with her humility to care for our boy and to comfort us. We felt that our boy was the most important thing.

Note: This is Angela's 2nd DAISY Award!