Miracles Happen ... Meet Stina, Mercy ICU Patient

I had the good fortune to meet this remarkable woman and her equally remarkable husband.

They were here at my hospital long enough to "make the rounds" and subsequently made the whole hospital their home during their extended stay with us. It's rare for people to stay so long in our age of managed care. When she was well enough to be parted from machines (or at least when the machines were portable), Steve would take Stina on tour around the hospital, including the library. Everyone knew them, knew what a miracle it was that she recovered. This couple has an aura about them ... maybe that sounds crazy. They were surrounded in light ...

Even now when they come back to visit, it is an inspiration to see them, and to be part of her recovery. It reminds me that what I do in the provision of library services and health information goes beyond just providing people the info they need to make good health care decisions. We can all make a difference in the lives of our patients--and they can make a difference in mine, too!

They are telling their story in the Archival Reading Room in my Library at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI. ;-)