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All DAISY
Award winners received an African Shona Tribe sculpture entitled, “A
Healer’s Touch,” a framed certificate, and a DAISY Award pin. The DAISY
Foundation also delivered cinnamon rolls to all the nurses in each
winner’s unit. 
"On our unit we
care for the patients that struggle with epilepsy. We had a very young
girl that came in for VEEG monitoring several months ago and Emmaline
was her primary care giver. This young girl had to stay on our unit for
a month and we all became very close to her, but, Emma went above and
beyond to help this family. "BC" would cry and Emma would hold her
hand, she often came in on her day off to visit and bring "goodies" for
the patient. The mother who was required to stay at her bedside never
got much of a break, but, Emma would call bring Starbucks and tell the
mother to go and take a break for a while and let her sit with "BC".
Since "BC" was so young, she felt very isolated (she was from out of
town) and Emma recruited others to help and "cheer" "BC" up when she
was really down. This patient couldn’t drive or do some of the other
things that "normal" 19 year olds could do and Emma did everything she
could think of to make her stay here more "bearable". Emma is the
example of MUSC excellence; she steps up to the plate every day to make
a difference in her patient’s lives. She will always be remembered by
this family for the loving and caring attitude that she brought to work
with her every day. "BC’s" mother told me, "I wish there was some
little way that I could thank Emma for what she has done for my
daughter. BC feels so alone in her fight with epilepsy and Emmaline has
made such a difference in her attitude and drive to do more." I told
"BC’s" mother that I would see that she was recognized for her loving
and caring spirit and for the way she makes all of her patients feel so
special even when they have debilitating diseases like epilepsy.
Emmaline and "BC" are now friends and communicate via email. Sadly,
"BC" was not a candidate for surgery, but with the appropriate changes
to her medication regiment she has been seizure free for almost a year
and will be allowed to start driving soon. A 21 year old lady will have
finally gotten her freedom and be allowed to reach for her dreams. She
will never forget Emmaline or the difference that she made in her life.
From Starbucks to "outside" food, especially milkshakes (!), and
everything else from patient sitting for mom to helping with the
laundry, Emmaline has made such a difference in her patients and
families lives. It is something that she does every day. It is called
MUSC Excellence!
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