"The last year has been so traumatizing and hard, but to use the skills and knowledge that we have been developing to good effect in the service of others during this difficult season has been meaningful.”

She sees patients who are struggling after a COVID infection. "It doesn't have to be this way," she said.

“Someone had to go clean those rooms up, and I’m happy to do whatever I’m asked to do. It comes with the job. I just wanted to help out and be a team player.”

A glimpse into the lives of some of the Certified Child Life Specialists and the children and families they care for at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Coleen Leszczynski's family dedicated the bell, to be rung every time a transplant patient leaves the hospital

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers backpack safety tips

I scream, you scream, etc.