The month of May is recognized as a time to give thanks and honor nurses. Their hard work and dedication help patients every day and often make all the difference in what can be some of the most challenging times in a person’s life.
For one new nurse at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory, the nurses from her childhood battle with cancer inspired her so much, that she became a nurse herself. Now, she’s working alongside one of the nurses who helped her.
Taylor Cooper’s childhood memories are marked with different milestones than most kids. When she was 4 years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Wilms Tumor, a kind of childhood kidney cancer.
Source: Former childhood cancer patient training under nurse who treated her