New Mom Honors Nurse Who Changed Her Life in the Most Beautiful Way

Nurse Helps Woman When Things Take a Turn During Her High-Risk Pregnancy. Then, New Mom Surprises Her with 'Humbling' Gift

"She doesn’t just see a patient, she sees the whole person,” Patricia Bery, a mom of two, told 'Today'Laurie Van Damme with Patricia Bery's newborn; Patricia Bery, Laurie Van Damme and Bery's kidsCredit: HCA Florida Brandon HospitalNEED TO KNOWPatricia Bery credits nurse Laurie Van Damme for providing emotional support during her high-risk pregnancyVan Damme stayed by Bery’s side through appointments and an emergency C-section, offering unwaveri…

New Mom Honors Nurse Who Changed Her Life in the Most Beautiful Way

Laurie Van Damme, a perinatal nurse navigator at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, takes her job in patient care seriously. She has a knack for compassionate care that touched the heart of one very special patient. Patricia Bery received frightening news during her first pregnancy. Her baby’s kidneys developed at different rates, which made her pregnancy high-risk. After delivering the news, doctors left her alone, and Laurie came in to comfort her.…