Karla Lopez was nearing the end of her first year of nursing school when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. It was a scary setback, but she wouldn’t let it stop her. “I wanted to become an amazing nurse,” she said, “so I fought through and … here I am a pediatric nurse.” Video Available.
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‘There Is a Job for Everyone, Even Opening Band-Aids’
A 7-year-old patient at Rush University Children’s Hospital named Kashton has been helping get band-aids for the vaccine clinic ready, alongside one of his nurses. Together, they’ve opened hundreds.