It Was My Pleasure

These are words that I never expect to hear at a hospital. As I was thanking the Neonatlogist, Dr. Romero, for his compassionate and excellent care he provided for Anna while in the Special Care Nursery at St. Rita's Hospital, he stated to me “It was my pleasure to care for your child.” and then patted me on the back. Dr. Romero had spent a lot of time with Anna. He was called in the night she was born and spent almost the first 24 hours with her. He was also their when she was baptized and anointed with the oils. He had such a different approach to caring for my child and I am grateful for everything that he has done. I am not sure of his nationality but David and I guess somewhere from South America. He always called Anna “he” and referred to me as “Mama” and David and “Papa”. He would always tell me as I was sitting at Anna's side, “It's OK Mama, we are all working under the direction of him upstairs. He just guides us for what to do”. For many days (and they are still close to me all all times) I carried around her blanket and a set of rosary beads. He would always make sure that I had them with me.

I like my OB doctor and I like my family doctor, but I can not imagine them saying to me “It was my pleasure to deliver your baby” or “It was my pleasure to treat you for that sinus infection” I will forever be grateful that Dr. Romero provided such great care for Anna and was so humble about his role in saving this child's life.

Jessica