Kilby is the epitome of what the DAISY Award symbolizes. After such a traumatic experience giving birth to my first son, this second birth weighed heavy on my heart and chest. I was afraid of the unknown, all the endless possible outcomes. My PTSD only allowed me to prepare for the bad. I was scared, I was anxious, when my son failed both his hearing and heart test, a flood of emotions came running back. My son required surveillance via a heart/breathing monitor. It constantly beeped and went off due to his stats dropping. I was beside myself. I didn’t sleep. I watched that monitor nonstop. Praying my baby would be okay. Kilby walked into my room, and it was almost like she sensed that I needed someone, I needed to know he was going to be okay. I needed validation and reassurance, without even conveying this, she knew. During my stay, she made me feel like I was her only patient. That both my baby’s and my needs were those of her own, to the point that she came in on her day off to help out in the unit and checked in on me. While waiting for the results of my son’s heart test, I became impatient and very anxious. However, she could not give me any answers. Kilby was able to find a way to calm me down. She spoke to me like I was a friend and made me feel like everything was going to be okay. She had such kindness and compassion when she spoke. Something that can’t be taught. She carried herself with such grace and poise. Her bedside manners are impeccable and should be what every nurse strives for. After the doctors came in and given me the results. I lay in bed confused. They used terminology that I wasn’t familiar with, and I didn’t understand. Kilby took the initiative to break down the big words and explain to me what the results meant, and she was just as excited for the results as I was. She is the reason I would recommend Colquitt Regional to anyone I know who is going to have a baby. In the scariest moments of my life, she was calm and bright. She got me through a very scary and anxious time in my life, and I will never forget that. The people I know, and love deserve to have that feeling as well. She might have been a small part of my recovery journey, but she will always remain one of the most important because of the way she took care of me and made me feel. I will never be able to thank her enough.