Our sister/aunt was in the MICU for 7 weeks. It truly was a rollercoaster (not to steal the cliché of your example). John was part of our roller coaster several times. We were always overjoyed to see John’s kind, gentle, sweet, smiling eyes & face. And when we did not have him, he would still say hello, wave, or even stop by if he saw us. My sister, even in her state, took to John. He got her to smile. She looked at him when he spoke. On that very first day, I saw it and said, “She really likes you”. He replied, We are the same age-65. You could tell that it emotionally hit him. Every time we saw John again, we knew and witnessed our sister being in the most caring hands in the hospital. He obviously was more than capable after 45 years of nursing, but it was his demeanor that set him apart from all the rest and made all the difference. After 45 years, some people might be tired or jaded, but not John. His experience made him even more caring. We were called in at midnight to be with our sister, to remove lifesaving measures, and start comfort care. It was expected she would pass quickly. She did not, hanging on for 12 more hours for reasons no one could quite explain. Our night nurse was perfectly adequate, but was missing something that my sister and I needed at that moment. At 7, I learned John was coming on as our nurse. I could not be happier and more relieved. Once again, I knew we were in his familiar, caring hands. The right hands. God made sure we had the right person caring for us as L moved on to join him in heaven. It was no coincidence. It’s hard to convey the gift that John has, but trust me, his gift is like no other nurse we had over those 7 weeks. He did not just come in and ask if we needed anything. John was present. John spoke from his heart with his gentle voice. John had genuine tears in his eyes when talking to us about our sister. We asked John personal questions about how he felt, what he believed, and what he had witnessed when people passed on. He joined our conversation and added to it. Sharing personal experiences with his family members. I have tears even now as I am writing this. We had 3 pastor visits that morning. All echoing our feelings about what an amazing soul John is. One shared that he was retiring and that would be a great loss. John clarified just semi-retirement as he would still be working part-time a few times a month. While we were sad that such a gifted and talented nurse was retiring, we were happy for him to now take time for himself. PLEASE recognize this amazing, one-of-a-kind male nurse. You can’t teach caring and compassion, or define it, or quantify it. John embodied it and was clearly born with it. It is a feeling when John enters your room. John is an angel walking among us.