September 2013
Marinelle
Portacio
,
RN
Medical Unit
Seattle Children's
Seattle
,
WA
United States

 

 

 

...We had a very stressful event that included our daughter losing much of her blood and her vitals dropping significantly. She is 15. It was so scary for her. We were sent to Giraffe 2 to spend the night after they got her vitals under control.

We were so worried but Marinelle stayed with her all night, checking her vitals, doing blood work, and most of all comforting our daughter. She made us feel reassured too. She has such a gentle caring way about her. She knows what she is doing and answers all of our questions no matter how small our how many times we repeat ourselves. She assured us we could sleep, and that she would keep an eye on her.

My daughter said "Mom, I don't know what I would have done without Marinelle. She just made me feel like I was going to be all right and I'm not so scared anymore."

Thank you Marinelle, we'll always remember your kindness and professionalism.