09/16/2026
💛 Warrior Wednesday! Happy Neonatal Nurses Week! 💛
This one is especially emotional for me to post. 🩷
Today, I’m celebrating the incredible neonatal nurses who have been such an important part of my journey—both personally and professionally.
From my nurses at UnityPoint Health - Meriter, who supported me at the beginning of my NICU journey and cared for me through some of the most difficult family emergencies, to my Florida NICU at AdventHealth, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Winnie Palmer NICU, and Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital NICU—you have each helped shaped the path to become the practitioner I am today.
And to the nurses at Emplify Health by Gundersen NICU, and all of the other NICUs I’ve had the privilege of learning and working alongside throughout my journey—thank you. ❤️
I can only begin to put into words how grateful I am for each and every one of you.
You’ve taught me about strength, compassion, advocacy, teamwork, resilience, and what it truly means to care for the tiniest patients and the families who love them.
There have been long shifts, difficult moments, tiny victories, heartbreaking days, and beautiful memories. But through it all, NICU nurses show up with one common goal:
To care for these little warriors and support their families through some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. 💛
I would not be the practitioner I am today without the nurses who have walked beside me, taught me, challenged me, supported me, and inspired me along the way.
And now, through Tiny Cuties Infant Primary Care, I carry those lessons with me every day as I care for babies and their families outside of the NICU.
To every neonatal nurse who has crossed my path:
Thank you. From the bottom of my heart.
You are warriors, advocates, teachers, teammates, and often the calm in the middle of the storm. Truly amazing humans. 🍊