Liz Smith had always dreamed of becoming a mother and building her own family, but her road to motherhood was rough. She suffered from infertility and went through several treatments that didn't work.
The pediatric nurse's dream began to come true in 2016 when she crossed paths with Gisele, a 3-month-old girl who had been transferred to the Massachusetts hospital where Smith worked. Gisele was born premature to a mother who had used drugs and the baby had resulting health problems. She weighed less than 2 pounds.And that wasn't all: The infant had no visitors for several months at the hospital, Franciscan Children's.
I always had that as a reality in the back of my mind while I was taking care of her, but in the moment knew she needed and deserved every ounce of love I had to give her."Smith said the birth parents had supervised visits but they became less frequent over time."I could tell they believed they would one day be her parents and believe they wanted to be," she said."They were always supportive and noticed how healthy she looked when they did see her.
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