I was admitted to the hospital for the third time within a two-week period. The third time I was admitted, I was adamant about being admitted to Baylor and not the previous hospital, where I had been admitted twice. I was nervous and upset that I was having to be readmitted to a hospital, and not being able to be at home recovering.

I was transferred via ambulance to Baylor Grapevine. Upon being admitted to my room, I was greeted by Langston and a handful of other doctors who were amazing as well. But Langston made me feel human, made me feel heard, and, truthfully, all the nervousness I was having went away the minute I realized I was in good hands. Langston wasn't worried; he wasn't shy about talking as if we were longtime friends. He truly made me feel human, even when I was feeling my absolute worst and going through blood transfusions, which was a first for me, of course.

Langston did great at explaining the entire process, the behind-the-scenes of where the blood comes from, etc. All those questions made me sound dumb, but Langston did not make me feel any less for my lack of knowledge about receiving transfusions.

I had an episode in which I was rushed to surgery and had to stay two nights in the ICU, and upon being able to leave the ICU a couple of nights later, I was sent back down to the oncology floor, where Langston was my nurse once more. I felt horrible that I had put Langston through that, especially so close to him being able to go home after a long day of work, and of course, dealing with me. I immediately apologized to Langston and promised I wouldn't put him through that again, which made the situation light-hearted. Langston was a trooper and never, ever made me feel less for going through that, regardless of how embarrassed I was that I did go through something so traumatic and needed urgent help from those around me. Langston didn't make me feel like a burden. My blood levels were critically low, and without Langston acting quickly and being a phenomenal nurse, I'm not sure where I would be today - and I don't say that in a light-hearted way.

I will forever be grateful for Langston’s quick thinking, bedside manner, and, without a doubt, the way he made me feel like a human, not just someone in the hospital to feel better and get out of there. Although that was my mission, he made me feel as comfortable and as human as possible throughout my whole visit.

I can't say enough great things about Langston.