I will never be able to put into words how much we appreciate all the love and care Sarah gave our sweet girl during her two-month stay in the NICU. She is the epitome of what a nurse is, and I hope that all parents who must go through the NICU experience have someone like her by their side. It’s such an overwhelming feeling to have to leave your newborn at a hospital each night and wonder if she’s being given enough attention under these circumstances. Each morning when I would come in on the days Sarah was working, she’d be holding our daughter, showing her the nice weather outside, reading her a book, or whispering to her how beautiful she is, and, in those moments, I knew just how much she was loved. Sarah was my baby's biggest advocate with the doctors, all while being realistic with us as parents when we were starting to feel defeated. 

One night in particular, as we were approaching potential discharge, my baby was struggling to not rely so much on the ng tube for her feeds. It was starting to feel like we were never going to get out of this hospital. I spent 12 hours with Sarah that day and probably asked the same question 10 different ways. Each time, Sarah listened and answered, allowing me the space to feel heard, but she never sugarcoated anything not to get my hopes up. I still left defeated. I came in the next morning to Sarah holding her, and she turned my baby around to get her ng tube out. We cried happy tears together, and Sarah again made my heart burst with knowing how much she truly cared for our girl. We were so, so lucky for our paths to have crossed, and we can’t thank her enough for all she’s done for the three of us!