Tori Kirkendall
April 2018
Tori
Kirkendall
,
BSN, RN, CMSRN
Acute Care Float Pool
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland
,
OR
United States

 

 

 

Tori treated me with the utmost compassion, care, and professionalism. I have been very sick all my life with common variable immune deficiency. I have a metal lumbar spine and stage 4 B cell lymphoma. Tori helped get my severe pain under control. Tori even took her own break time for lunch to take me out on the balcony and comfort me, my mental and physical needs were met beyond any human being would ever do. She is awesome. Tori is a special soul, very special employee. None like her and I have been a patient all my life.
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Tori took wonderful care of me. My family is now in Alaska and Nevada, a devastating time to be alone with cancer and my immune deficiency. Tori treated me like family. She helped my mental status so much. Cancer can be so depressing and lonely. Tori made human contact far and above call of duty and made me feel so valuable.