Celebrating Our Nurses at Phoenix Children's Hospital

I had a wonderful experience thanks to the nurses in ICU Mary and Peter and then Ambrey on the first floor made my stay comfortable and explained everything to me so I didn't worry

To both of my little sisters whom I love very much, Crystal Bonati and Ruby Gonzalez both nurses at PCH! I am so proud of both of you!! I've seen both of you put so much effort in getting to where you are now, and I'd say it is well deserved!! Sincerely your little big bro.

My husband, our kids and I are so very gratful to all the nurses @ Children's Hospital on the 7th floor. Our 15yr old son was diagnose with cancer and was in the hospital from the 3rd of April until the 5th to have a Port A Cath put in. We have never experienced any kind of health issues with our kids and we have 8 to be exact so this was a shock for us! Thank you everyone who has showed myself and especially our son so much love, care and encouragement. We love each one of you for all that you do with such a big heart.

Thank you to all the nurses for what they do they are trully amazing!!!!!!!

Thank you to all the Phoenix Childrens hospital nurses! My daughter was at PCH for close to 4 months and I have never met such amazing people in my life. Special thanks to 7th floor and REHAB floor.. Suzanne Mendez, Christa Walker, Cathy Hanlon, David Murray, and Tiina Allen you all are amazing and I cant thank you enough for the great care you have given my little Hailey.

A simple thanks is never enough to express the gratitude one feels towards the kind and amazing people that work tirelessly for our children. There were so many nurses that took care of our 23-weeker Audel in the NICU and to whom I have an eternal debt to. Melissa, Grace, Valerie, Shellie, Tiffany, Dawn and countless others were more than family after I unofficially moved in for four months. Although we did not keep in touch as I would have liked they will always be in our hearts. Thank you for never giving up on us! I hope Audel will be able to thank them personally very soon!

Our daughter Piper usually has about 2 hospitalizations a year. Her first one was just before her first birthday and she was admitted for two weeks. It was our first experience with a sick child and the nurses in the ER and on the 4th floor were amazing. They took such great care of Piper and were a great source of support for us. Even nurses who didn't have Piper on their service would stop in and play peek-a-boo with her for a minute to help keep her spirits up. Every time we go to PCH we have the same kind of experience with wonderful nurses. Sometimes they even remember us which is very touching considering how many patients they take care of. Thank you for all that you do--your job goes far beyond just the medical side of things and our wonderful experiences at PCH are because of YOU.

Thank you for all you do and working so hard and diligently to ensure our children are well taken care of when they are sick.

We would like to send a huuuge thank you to Kelly Langdon,Shellie Dipetro Michelle Flynn, Michelle Mckofske, and Janeen Stamatis at the NICU Good Sam. Our journey with our 27 weeker Elijah has been a rough one. And although it still continues as does our stay in the hospital, They made our 6 month stay in the NiCU there bearable. I have never met such an amazing team of nurses that are so passionate and caring about what they do.They went above and beyond their job descriptions when caring for Elijah especially during his first holidays. You are all professional, informative, consistant, patient the list could go on. Thank you for giving us the teachings and tools we need to care for Elijah. You will forever be in our hearts. We would also like to send a special thank you to one of Elijahs PICU nurse now Tori, she is amazing at what she does and always remains humble. I can count on her when away at work to treat Elijah like a normal baby and spend the extra time caring for him. She takes on other roles, PT and OT cares even reading to him. May god bless all of you! You are all so amaaaazing at what you do!!

Annmarie McNulty PNP Oncology.You are the best, keep up the good work and keep loving what you do xx

I might be a tad bias, but our daughter, Erin is an awesome person that just happens to be an awesome nurse!! She began with her little brother, Clay, and continues with the sweet little ones here at PCH. I am so STINKIN' proud of her!! I love you, Erin!

Thank you to all the nurses that helped my beautiful grandaughter Hailey Reyes! She is The light of grandpas life! Thank you

We have so many CVICU nurses we LOVE! You guys are so wonderful for what you do. You deserve so much more than a week to have people recognize you! xoxox Vanessa, Sophia, Sarah, Kristi, Erin, Ricole, Jamie, Nicole, Ana, Laura, Kristen. We have too many favorites because I know there are more!!

I would like to send a thank you to the PICU nurses, you are all Amazing, I have to say The crazy night Mr. Paris Spent with Helen being extubated on his watch has stuck in my mind, very talented and intuitive man! Thanks for being there! And I would like to thank Erica in the peds wing just off the PICU, not sure if she was always there or not, however she was fantastic nurse as were the others we were so blessed to have on that floor :)

Thank you soooo much for giving your lives for these children and their families. May God bless each of you abundantly!!!

I would like to once again thank the nurses in the NICU especially Pam and Patty. Six years later you are sill in our hearts and on our minds for all you did for our little Logan. You made a huge difference in our lives, and made a very difficult time bearable. Words will never be enough. Thank you.

So many thanks to all the NICU nurses at PCH Good Sam and Main for taking care of our our 28-weeker. Big hugs to Staci Hamilton, our primary and April, our unofficial other primary - we could not have gotten through the 10.5 weeks without you and all the great staff at PCH. We just celebrated his 1 year birthday, and he is happy and healthy as can be!

Thanks to all the nurses on the GI floor for the exceptional care you gave my daughter, KIerlyn. You all were very patient, informative and provided me with the tools,teaching and reassurance to take care of her and her new ng tube and then her tube. Thanks for keeping her comfortable,pain free and happy. I know she loved all the attention that she was showered with! Thanks again for treating her as if she was your own :)

Thank You to the lovely nurses in the CVICU! You all are amazingly kind and compassionate. Thank you for treating Haley like a little girl rather then just another patient. You all were awesome with her and allowed her to be a part of her treatment as much as possible, even letting her listen to your hearts and taking your temps! During an exceptionally difficult time in our lives, we had a ton of smiles and laughter during our stays. Thank you!!

We had a nurse named Mindy in the ICU who was the most amazing nurse ever. The first day waking up in the ICU with our 1 week old son we heard this sweet little voice telling our son how cute he is and how much she loves him and how pretty his eyes were. She literally was so awesome and sweet with him you would of thought it was her own son!! Typically a baby his age only the sound of his mother's voice is soothing but she could comfort him with her voice in a moments notice. I looked forward to every morning shift when she would arrive because I knew how good she was at comforting him and it was a good break for me as I had just given birth literally a week before. We would even have other nurses coming by telling us, "O, Mindy sent us down here to see how cute her patient is!!" I will never forget how amazing she was and how comforting it was to have her there. Thank you Mindy, and all the nurses at PCH who make your time there a time you will never forget!

Our daughter, Paelyn, was admitted to Phoenix Children's from April 2010 to August 2010 and we were blessed with many amazing nurses! I'm not sure if every one of them are still there...but they still remain in our hearts for we will NEVER forget their unwavering efforts and amazing constant care they gave to Paelyn. Paelyn's first nurse was in the PICU B pod...Dana who worked tirelessly with the Intensiveness to save her life that night. We will never forget Dana and Carol! We will also never forget Nurse Liv who forever left footprints on our hearts...we truly do love her!! Thank you to the other nurses in PICU who so diligently worked to save Paelyn's life...Nurse Astrid, Jen and Alana (RIP)...we are forever thankful to you! Thank you also to all of the nurses on the 4th floor....Paul, Hosanna, Kathy, Amy, Jen, Emily, Nicki, Sara, Erica, Caitlin, Samiya and PCT Evalyn, Liz, Kayden, Madara and Shaheam!! And Jessica from the 5th floor! Again...we will NEVER EVER forget your kind and constant care you showed to our daughter! We truly do love you all....Wade and Candice Massey ♥

Darn... my message was FOR Kellie, not submitted by Kellie... I am truly greatful for all that You have done for my granddaughter, Brystal, her mommy & daddy, and for your obvious dedication to the EB community. Thank you for your kindness and support.

Thanks Kellie for being the best! Thanks for all that you do for my granddaughter Brystal and your dedication!

Jenn was amazing with our daughter after her first shunt surgery and 3 months later when she had a revision and spent her first Christmas in the PICU. During the shunt revision our daughter developed complications that could have been life threatening. Jenn helped make a difficult time much easier. Her help, compassion and caring for our little girl was amazing. Thanks to her we were able to get the attention to issues that may have been overlooked otherwise. We think of Jenn every Christmas and thank her for being there during our first Christmas when we were unable to be home.

I just don't have words for how blessed I feel to have Kellie Badger as my daughter's nurse. She goes so far above and beyond her job description to help me and she cares for my daughter with tenderness, compassion and skill. She is truly an amazing nurse and a sweet, kind person. Thank you, Kellie!!!

Tracey Boley, you are not only an AWESOME nurse but a guardian Angel as well! You took such good care of my boys while the recovered from their spinal fusion surgery! You will for ever be in our hearts and we will forever be grateful <3

We are so fortunate to have PCH so close to us. I admire the nurses at PCH so much. Each time our daughter was inpatient for chemo or even at the clinic, the nurses provided such amazing care for her but at the same time acted as a support for my husband and myself. They made me truly understand that nurses are not just medical caregivers for patients but are providing so much more to the patient as well as the entire family. With everything I am, I thank you.

Chris in post-op -- you are an awesome nurse. You made a huge impact on Kyle after his surgery and your comforting, competent approach made me feel better, too. Thank you and Happy Nurses Week!

To my mom, Laura V. Schaus, Happy Nurse's Week!!!!

When I delivered my daughter 11 weeks premature and thousands of miles from home, and began my 6 week NICU journey, I didn't know how hard it would be. One nurse, after 3 weeks of stress, terror, frustration and when I was just about at the end of my rope, noticed how badly I was doing. She cared enough to ask how she could help. I was so lucky she was assigned my baby that day. She became her primary and together we developed a plan that brought my baby girl home just a few weeks later. She has always been on my mind since we returned home and my only wish is that I lived closer so she could see the amazing girl who is now 2.5 years old that she helped bring home. I had meant to fill out the award submission form I found in the family room before I left but it fell through the cracks unfortunately. I was so blessed to meet her. Julie Farr, you will never know how much of a difference you made in one persons life that day that you noticed a struggling mom trying to keep it together for her baby and helped pull her through one of the most traumatic experiences of her life. Love you!

During a two week hospital stay last September all of the nurses who treated my daughter Mary in the PICU were awesome! Thank you guys for your great attitudes and care!!!

We love our Nurse Clinician, Michelle Martinez, from the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Michelle is always so kind and helpful. I cannot imagine going through this experience without Michelle and all of the amazing Hem/Onc nurses. We are so grateful for each and every one of you!

We wanna thank every nurse on the 5th & 6th floor who has taken care of our son, Adrien! You are all awesome! We're so greatful for all the love & support you have for him... And for that you all will be & always be dear to our family..

Ashley (Lugo) is the best nurse ever. My family and I and especially Grace couldnt be more grateful to have had someone like her during such a difficult time. Thank you for all you did and alll you continue to do every day!

Alexandra would love to tell all her nurses in the CVICU and the old PICU E that she loves them all! Thank you for all you do!! Here she is thriving after 5 heart surgeries. A special shout out to Kristen Sullivan, the BEST NP ever!!!

A big thank you to Amanda on the 8th floor for her amazing devotion!

A huge thank you for all that you do to Nurse Joan from Dr. Ursea's office in Gastro. Blade and I think the world of you! :D

Thank you to Penny Overgaard for her tireless efforts with Cystic Fibrosis patients. Your work has made an impact on so many lives

My twins, Brittany and Brandon had a couple of fabulous nurses when they were in the PCH ICU numerous times. Liv and BJ have always, and will always be dear to our family.

The nurses are awesome at PCH. Thank you for all you do!

Rebecca Melton is such a beautiful girl! The most caring nurse ever! Love her!!

Diane Boughton is fantastic, friendly and amazing. I wouldn't want anyone else taking care of my son at the hospital!