Colette

This is Shelby with her favorite RMH Child Life Specialist, Colette. Colette is the best medicine for Shelby; much better than any meds they put in her IV! Colette always has time for my (often demanding) daughter despite having a whole floor full of kids. She makes time for them all. Shelby usually ends up cooped up in her room because of neutropenic precautions, but is still a bundle of energy. We can't thank Colette enough for how important of a role she plays in making Shelby's inpatient stays as bearable (and fun) as possible. She is always patient; she wears many hats. I've seen her sterilizing toys, entertaining a baby without any family to comfort it, going into the procedure room with a child who is about ready to feel some pain, appeasing my 3-year-old who thinks every little ride-on bike is "too hard," training (if they'll listen!) the student doctors in the ways they should and should not interact with patients and taking a ton of teasing from my husband about her being a Bears (yuk) fan. Thanks Colette. Thank you.