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Madison nurse shares special bond with daughter
May 9, 2021 6:06 PM Kade Overton
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National Nurses Day
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) – With it being Mothers Day and nurses week, one Wisconsin nurse shares a special bond with her daughter.
Nicole Wayman is a Nurse at American Family Children’s Hospital and when her daughter, Aubrey was diagnosed with cancer two and a half years ago, Nicole made it her goal to keep her happy.
She was by her side at all times doing everything she could to help her daughter, including shaving her own head
Now that her daughter is in remission and doing well, she gained a unique perspective.
“Maybe I could impact healthcare and people’s lives if I went to nursing school,” Wayman said.
Wayman has spent the last eight years working in the pediatric cancer unit, learning to empathize with the moms as they walk their child down a path no one wants to go down.
“It tugs on your heartstrings,” she said. “I’ve had moments when I’ve sat and cried with a mother and together it was about us and our children.”
Even after years of helping families navigate this road, little did she know she would soon take a walk in their shoes.