Before being admitted, I never heard of CPMC but after this experience that hospital will forever hold a special place in my heart. The Hepatology team was amazing and every Doctor truly looked out for me. They would hug me and my family every time they saw us and would explain everything so we would understand. At one point, I made them cry and it just shows what huge hearts they have. At one of my clinic appointments, one Doctor told me that every Doctor in the hospital was praying for me to get the perfect liver.
The nurses were also amazing....even the one who wouldn't give me ice chips when I first woke up. While the Surgeons and Doctors helped save my life, I recovered so fast because of the care the nurses gave me. My body had a hard time adjusting to all the medication I was on and they never made me feel embarrassed or that I was a burden. I have a whole new respect for nurses and think they should all get a raise. The hospital has recognition cards and I must have filled out 25 of them for nurses!! I'm sure they think I went overboard but they deserve the recognition.
Check out the article below, my Doctors were named best Doctors in the nation listed under Hepatology! I will be seeing Dr. Bzowej for the rest of my life and great news....she has an office in Sacramento!!
Natasha - it is so inspiring to hear your wonderful story and to know you are on the road to recovery. Reading your blogs has helped us all gain a much better appreciation of how important organ donors are. I am so glad you are doing so well. July 5th will be here before you know it and we all miss you at work. Brenda Ewing
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