December 2025 Honoree
Emily L. Altom, BSN, RN, CMSRN
My great-grandma hadn't been able to sleep next to my great-grandpa for months due to his being in hospice and being so fragile. They met when he was 17, and she was 18; they got married the day after he turned 18. They had been married for 73 years. Nurse Emily and her student, Carly, from the sweetest part of their hearts, went and got a bed so my great-grandma could lie with him for the last time. This seemingly simple act seemed straight out of a movie, and completed the rest my great-grandmother needed in her heart one more time. Thank you so much, Emily and Carly!
Thank you, Emily L., for your exceptional compassion, advocacy, and dedication to your patients. You truly make a difference.
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