Western Wisconsin woman becomes nurse after the loss of her son

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Nationwide Nurses Week is from Might sixth by way of Might twelfth. There are numerous the reason why somebody would possibly resolve to change into a nurse.

Dani Reed is a Registered Nurse within the ICU at Marshfield Medical Heart in Eau Claire.

In 2007, she gave delivery to her third son Teagan who handed away shortly after being born because of problems.

Afterward, Reed determined to shift careers to change into a nurse and assist individuals like her.

Whereas nonetheless pregnant with Teagan within the hospital, Reed instructed nurses one thing didn’t really feel proper. She says she felt her considerations weren’t taken critically till it was too late.

Since then, she’s been devoted to serving to others.

Reed’s ardour was acknowledged final 12 months by a affected person when she was nominated and gained a Daisy Award for her extraordinary nursing.

Reed and her husband made the robust choice to take their son off of life help and Reed says she makes use of that have to assist different households.

“That was the toughest choice that I’ve ever made in my life and I can’t think about that that’s any completely different for any households who must make the identical choice,” Reed mentioned. “I don’t ever need any person going dwelling on the finish of the day and feeling like I may have executed extra, I ought to have executed extra and so I share my expertise in order that they know that there are different individuals which were of their state of affairs.”

Reed says when she’s caring for a affected person in want, that may very well be the worst day of their life, and tries to place herself of their sneakers.

Her aim as a nurse is to be an advocate for her sufferers and pay attention whereas being a fierce voice for them.

Reed and her household did resolve to donate Teagan’s organs.

“My husband and I made a decision that we’d donate to organs, organs in order that we may assist give the reward of life to any person else that wanted it,”

Reed says his eyes and coronary heart valves had been donated.

“I really like the concept that any person is seeing by way of his eyes and I simply suppose that’s so lovely,” Reed mentioned.

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