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Nurse Lauren Carlson stands with Arlene Rivera outside UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in December 2019. Photo by Joel Blocker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nurse helps dying patient see the sun rise<\/h2>\n

Jeannette Rivera wanted outside. But she couldn\u2019t speak.<\/p>\n

She was 58, facing death in the ICU at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital. Her sister, Arlene Rivera, stood at her bedside. Jeannette, while breathing through a tube, grabbed her sister\u2019s face, moving it to communicate \u201cyes\u201d and \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n

She indicated to Arlene that she didn\u2019t want to die in the hospital, and Arlene promised her sister that she would get her out. At about 4 a.m. on a spring morning in 2019, Arlene, intent on keeping that promise \u2013 even if it meant carrying her sister outdoors \u2013 made an unusual request to ICU nurse Lauren Carlson.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said, \u2018I don\u2019t care where you take her, just that she can get outside,\u2019\u201d Arlene said.<\/p>\n

Less than an hour later, Carlson confirmed a plan and a place. Arlene returned to her sister\u2019s bedside.<\/p>\n

\u201cI looked at (Jeannette) and told her, \u2018You\u2019re going to see the sun rise. You\u2019re out of here,\u2019\u201d Arlene said.<\/p>\n

Carlson and her colleagues prepared the hospital bed, connecting all the medical equipment to batteries. They proceeded with five of her family members down the hallways, through sets of double doors to the open air.<\/p>\n

Staff brought chairs and blankets for the family. It was a clear, chilly morning in a brick-paved area just east of the emergency department where, at 5:29 a.m., the sun rose.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just enough room for a bed,\u201d Carlson said. \u201cReally nice flowers planted. Really great view of the sunrise. It was just a gorgeous morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeannette\u2019s sister and mother stood on either side of the hospital bed, holding her hands. Along with the family members, a chaplain, a respiratory therapist and Carlson were there when the breathing tube was removed.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister looked very calm. She took her last breath looking at me,\u201d Arlene said. \u201cEverybody was crying. It was pure compassion and empathy of a beautiful moment that we all shared.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the team helped her sister die with dignity, without suffering in her last moments. She also said that although her sister died, the people working at the ICU are \u201cstill healers.\u201d They helped her family heal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have peace,\u201d she said. \u201cWe all have peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carlson said the family \u201cdid an incredible job\u201d as advocates for Jeannette when she was a patient. \u201cHer family loved her something fierce.\u201d<\/p>\n

ICU nursing manager Lydia Baldwin said Carlson routinely applies expertise and skill while also getting to know her patients, paying close attention to details that matter to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe really has a big heart,\u201d Baldwin said, adding that ICU nurses frequently see people at times of major tragedy. \u201cWe meet people when they\u2019re just so vulnerable and dependent. Lauren does such a great job recognizing that, and she tries to return some dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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