August 2019
Amberlee
Barnes
,
BSN, RN
Neuro Science ICU
UCI Health
Orange
,
CA
United States
My brother was brought on to this unit due to a stroke. He had to have brain surgery and was in a coma for about eight weeks. He came in with high blood pressure and nothing more but with time lots of bad things happened. We almost lost him several times and this nurse was there since the beginning and always gave us hope. When all the doctors and RNs spoke to us like my brother was just a number she spoke to was like she cared and helped us remain positive and calm in a very stressful heartbreaking situation. She was always attentive and always smiled and explained everything we did not understand which was a lot since we've never gone through anything like this before. She's super sweet and loves what she does and it shows I will always appreciate her kindness towards my brother and family.