Super Shannon shines for family on Ward 10
Our latest DAISY Award winner at our Children’s Hospital is Shannon O’Flanagan, a Staff Nurse from Ward 10. She was nominated by the family whose daughter had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and needed three emergency surgeries in ten days.
Shannon was described as ‘compassionate, friendly, kind and caring throughout’ the family’s long stay on Ward 10.
The heartfelt nomination tells of how: “She cared for our daughter with the utmost respect but also ensured that us as parents were looking after ourselves.
“She spoke to us with such kindness and always acknowledged the trauma we were going through with empathy.
“She would always ask if we had eaten, celebrate when we had been able to leave and function as normal humans – such small things to most but huge achievements to us.”
Heather Petts, our Associate Director of Nursing (Medicine), said: “Shannon’s nomination really demonstrated the care and compassion she showed to a family going through a really tough time with their daughter.
“The family recognised the empathy and thoughtfulness that Shannon showed about the whole families wellbeing. We are really proud of Shannon’s nomination and award.”
The final lines of the family’s nomination sum up why Shannon was such a worthy winner, it said: “Her overwhelming kindness will stick with me for an incredibly long time and it made a horrendous situation, slightly more bearable.”
Congratulations Shannon.
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