It is never too late to say “Thank you” and that’s exactly what Amanda did when she found her nurse after 38, who cared for her when she was burnt as a baby.
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The photos were taken by Carl Howard who was able to capture the unique moments when the nurse cared for the heavily bandaged baby girl. She posted photos of that nurse on Facebook in hopes of finding her. It worked.
“I dont know how many nurses would be lucky enough to have something like this happen, to have someone remember you all that time,” Berger said. But as Scarpinati grew older the black-and-white photos constantly reminded her that a stranger really cared for her in some of her life’s hardest moments. “I held her in my arms and I do remember she sort of melted like butter and if she could have said anything to me, it probably would have been, ‘OK, I’m going to be OK, ‘” Berger says.
Both young women were really excited to get together again Tuesday, howling and agreement as video cameras opened all over these guys within a clinic seminar create space…. Leary responded to the post telling Scarpinati that Berger was “as sweet and caring as she looks in this picture”.
Amanda said that when she was just 3-months-old, she suffered severe burns to her head and fingers. She posted a short message this month with a simple plea.
She left Albany Medical Center in 1980 and is now the director of the health center at Cazenovia College outside of Syracuse. She had to undergo several surgeries over the course of years and she was often shamed for her looks.
Berger said she feels even more blessed.
A local television reporter tracked Berger down and the pair talked on the phone before meeting today. It’s such a great reminder at the end of my career to think back at all the interactions I’ve had with patients, all of the things I’ve done.
“I just said if you could please share it, you never know who could see it”, said Scarpinati. I feel privileged to be the one to represent all the nurses who cared for her over the years..
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Berger is one of thousands of nurses who provide much needed care and nurture to children all over the world every day. At three months old, she was sick and laying on the couch, salved with a mentholated ointment. Usually when babies come out of surgery, theyre sleeping or crying. She just didnt know. “She must have been in pain and she was so trusting and just a cute baby”.
