TGH Nurse Honored By Mother For First Responder Friday
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00:01We know the hard work and sacrifice they go through serving our community and keeping us safe.
00:06Let's honor another first responder on 99.5 QYK.
00:11All right, we got Kathy on the phone for First Responder Friday today.
00:14She's honoring her daughter, Sophie.
00:17Good morning, Kathy. How are you doing?
00:19Good morning. I'm doing great. Thanks.
00:21We're glad you reached out to us. So let's talk about Sophie.
00:23How does she serve our community as a first responder?
00:26Well, she works at Tampa General on a very busy floor, and she loves it.
00:33She's taken on additional responsibilities, such as charge nurse, as well as being a preceptor.
00:39Both of those just involve helping anybody, any of their fellow nurses.
00:44So she does that with vigor, I think.
00:46First of all, I think all nurses deserve to be celebrated and their compassion heralded because it's such a hard job.
00:54Absolutely.
00:54That first and foremost.
00:56But, Sophie, I'm just celebrating and bragging on her because I think she does go beyond patient care.
01:03And she treats them like family, where she'll sit and they'll talk to them, braid their hair.
01:11She even decorated a patient's room to celebrate their birthday because she knew it was their birthday and they were in the hospital.
01:17So just going above and beyond, I think, is just kind of her superpower.
01:21You know, I'm sure she's probably talked and told you lots of those stories, you know, like decorating and just being there.
01:29It just, you know, really takes a special person to do that kind of work.
01:32And it really sounds like you knew this all along when Sophie was growing up.
01:35Yeah, you know, she wasn't really sure what she wanted to do, but nursing came into focus in her high school years.
01:42And she's just always been, goes above and beyond for, with regards to compassion and empathy for others.
01:49And I think it's the perfect fit, honestly.
01:52Well, it sounds like it is for sure.
01:53And it sounds like she was raised right, too, Kathy.
01:56I'm not going to take away a whole lot of credit, but I'm just thankful she is who she is.
02:01Well, we're going to give you a little bit of credit.
02:02But I also want to know, what does Sophie like to do when she's not working?
02:05What are some of her hobbies?
02:07Well, she has a cat that she bought that she absolutely adores.
02:12But she loves to go out with her nursing friends and go out to brunch and do fun things around Tampa, which is so easy to do.
02:20Absolutely.
02:21Well, Kathy, it's so cool that we got to learn about your daughter, Sophie.
02:24And it's so great to hear how proud you are of her, like, in your voice.
02:29It's really, really neat.
02:30And we want to do this, and maybe this will help with brunch next time or something like that.
02:34Our friends at Crown Buick GMC want to give her a $100 Visa gift card.
02:38And also, another $100 Visa gift card from our friends at DeMesmond & Dover Law Firm.
02:43A small way for us to say thank you to Sophie.
02:46And Kathy, I can't thank you enough as well.
02:48Wow, that is amazing.
02:49She will be so excited.
02:51Thank you so much.
02:52Oh, and cat food.
02:53Forgot about the cat food.
02:54Could get some cat food as well.
02:55Fancy feast.
02:57Cat food and new toys, probably.
02:59There you go.
03:01Well, Kathy, thanks again, and I hope you have a great day.
03:03And give our love to Sophie.
03:05Sounds good.
03:06Thank you so much.
03:07Well, if you want to nominate someone for First Responder Friday or Military Monday,
03:10you just go to 995QIK.com.
03:13We can't wait to hear your story.