Caylee is awesome. She did everything she could to make me feel better from my illness and also to feel better about myself. She would make sure I wasn’t in any pain. And you know what’s funny? We started off on the wrong foot. I had to go to the bathroom and called on my call light, and I didn’t get an answer right away. But Caylee did come to my room and apologized. She said, “Hey, let me tell you something: we had an emergency, and we had to take care of it; please be a little more patient.” She said this in such a respectful manner and in a way that made me understand the assignment. Caylee was feisty, and I loved it. We got along. We understood each other in that way. I have been a patient here three times, and while I am grateful for the care of all the nurses that have taken care of me, and believe me, I would like to nominate them all, Caylee really stood out as the wonderful nurse that she is. I couldn’t have asked for better care.

This is the second nomination I am writing for Caylee. I had written a nomination before, but then I had another experience with this wonderful lady, which I had to add to her nomination. Caylee just surprises me every day. Today, I was working with physical therapy, and I was very apprehensive about using my new prosthesis. In fact, the idea of using the prosthesis scared the living beep out of me, and I am a grown man. I hate to admit that I am fearful of anything. The physical therapist was talking me through how to use my prosthesis and really pushing me to do so. I became angry, and I hated how angry I became, but it was only because I was fearful. Caylee was in the room for this whole encounter. She was there for me because she knew I needed her support. She looked at me and said, “You are going to do this.” She looked me in the eye and told me exactly what I was going to do; now, the important thing that Caylee did at that moment, even though she was bossing me around and telling me what I was going to do, she also held out a hand to help me through it. She made me feel safe. She let me know that she was going to be there to help me through it all. I can’t tell you enough how much Caylee has affected my care. She is an amazing nurse who can push me to where I need to be, give me that tough love that I need, and also help me through it all.