I can’t put into words how much Lisa has been our Angel throughout our son’s time in the NICU of August of 2022. On the very first day our baby was born, H was immediately sent to the critical part of the NICU, and Lisa was there and was incredibly caring, loving, and so supportive to my husband, me, and our baby boy. I remember being wheeled into my recovery bed 3 hours later into H’s NICU room post my emergency C-section, and Lisa was there making sure I could touch my son’s tiny hands for the first time, and she took our first pictures with him. A moment I cherish so much, looking back at those pictures.

As the day went by, our baby’s condition worsened but stabilized around 11 pm. Which then I went to rest for about half an hour, only to be awakened by doctors that we had to go back as H was not doing well at all. We got back to his room around midnight, and we were just so heartbroken. His tiny room was filled up with so many doctors, nurses, and so many medical staff members all working together to save our baby. During that time, we were told H didn’t have long to live and to prepare ourselves. I was devastated and holding back my tears. It didn’t feel real and felt like I was in a bad dream.

We had our precious baby baptized at 3am, and as the Chaplain was reading H’s baptism, I cried like my heart was being ripped out and felt like I was about to fall on the floor from being so heartbroken. Then I felt someone holding me so tight, and it was Lisa. She held me at my lowest point, and as heartbroken as I was, her touch brought me so much comfort. Words can’t even describe how much her touch meant to me at that moment. No words spoken, she just let me cry and held me. A memory that I so cherish.

Whenever I think about Lisa, tears just come because she was my Angel and my husband’s in our darkest time. We felt incredibly safe with her and ultimately trusted her with our baby. She took care of our precious baby like it was her own. We loved that she always made sure to ask doctors a couple of times about medications before she gave them to our baby as a precaution. Throughout H’s first week in the NICU, we felt at ease going to rest knowing Lisa would be his nurse. There was always excitement when Lisa was his nurse. We got to meet and know so many amazing nurses as well throughout our precious baby’s stay, but Lisa truly made a huge impact on us. She is a DAISY Nurse for her work and dedication to taking care of these precious babies. It would mean the world to us if she could be honored with this award.