I was admitted to the maternal fetal medicine unit at Mission for high blood pressure. I was 32 weeks pregnant. Unfortunately, I had been admitted just the week before for the same issue, but was able to go home after one night. When I was admitted again, I was told I was not leaving the unit until after I had my baby.
I was terrified about my health and the health of my unborn child. The goal was to get me to 34 weeks until I could deliver, which would be 15 days. Cindy was one of the nurses who took care of me. I loved all of them, and they all took excellent care of me, but Cindy was always special. She made the days fun. She would talk to me like a friend instead of just one of her patients. She made me and my husband feel so much better about being here for 15 days, even sharing Christmas with the staff.
Cindy explained to me what my care plan was for the day and was very thorough. Thankfully, I made it to 34 weeks. After my C-section, Cindy helped me with ambulating and encouraged me. She was always on time with my pain meds and kept me at my pain target goal. As a Mission employee as well, I was so proud to be a part of such a wonderful health care system and witnessed firsthand how awesome our nurses are! I cannot thank the maternal fetal unit enough for my excellent care.