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Back in 2004, I was headed toward pharmacy school. I had taken some prerequisite classes and scored fairly well on the PCAT. In the meantime, Caleb was sick and we were at Primary Children's most of the time.

While we were with Caleb we were exposed to some wonderful (and some not-so-wonderful) nurses. One of our nurses on the ICS unit was Kathleen. I don't remember at all what it was that made Kathleen so great. I know she was easy to talk to, and that I always felt like Caleb was her favorite. I know she was always willing to answer questions. I know she cared. And before I knew it, I wasn't headed to pharmacy school anymore.

I'm working on a Master's in nursing now. I've had a nursing license since 2006. This past summer during my unemployed period I had an interview at ICS in Murray and while I was down in the lobby I thought about Kathleen. I called PCMC and found that Kathleen still works there, albeit in a different role than before. I asked to be transferred to her extension and got her voice mail.

In the message I told her how I felt about the care she had given our son (not that I expected her to remember us necessarily) and that she was my inspiration for going into nursing. I hope she got the message. I hope she remembers our family. I hope I can be like her.