From the moment my husband, D, and I arrived in the unit, Maria was kind, gentle, professional, fun, and funny. She put us at ease. She teased D about our upcoming 50th wedding anniversary, doing a good job of distracting our thoughts from my impending procedure. D said that Maria checked on him several times during my procedure too. We commented to Maria that we could tell that she liked her job. Her reply was, "I love my job". Thank you, and God bless you, Maria.