The scariest day of my life was a few years ago. I live in a rural community about two hours away from St. George, but I was having complications with my pregnancy, so I had to move to St. George for the duration of my pregnancy. This particular day, I wasn’t feeling well, and went to be evaluated. They informed me that I needed to have my baby ASAP because she was not doing well. I had a C-section, and she was born at 32 weeks. She unfortunately lived only 12 hours.

After she passed away, Cathy was our nurse when they moved us back over to labor and delivery. As you can imagine, it was unbearable trying to figure out the next few days of our lives following her passing. Cathy didn’t leave my side through her shifts in those following days. She was unbelievably empathetic and found every resource for us to be able to cope with such an unimaginable loss. She made it so we didn’t have to worry about one thing. She was so calm, kind, and loving I can say without a doubt I don’t know if I would have got through those days following her death if it wasn’t for Cathy. It has been a few years now since she passed, but I will never forget the impression Cathy had on our lives and on my heart. I think nurses go to work every day to do their job, but don’t expect to have such a huge part in people’s lives. I hope Cathy knows what a huge impact she had on our lives, and how much we still appreciate her and love her.

Cathy made me feel heard and seen in the most vulnerable time of my life. She advocated for me when I couldn’t. She made sure I was taken care of when I felt like I couldn’t even breathe. She has a huge part of my heart.