{"id":84353,"date":"2025-07-24T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=84353"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T22:19:55","slug":"our-stories-ashley-greanias-megan-drash-caroline-anderson-ali-wirt-cindy-cardwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/our-stories-ashley-greanias-megan-drash-caroline-anderson-ali-wirt-cindy-cardwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Greanias, Megan Drash, Caroline Anderson, Ali Wirt, Cindy Cardwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_84354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84354\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84354\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/23154950\/YMEP-Nurses_Memorial-web-version.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Ashley Greanias, Megan Drash, Caroline Anderson, Ali Wirt and Cindy Cardwell\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right: Ali Wirt, Caroline Anderson, Megan Drash, Ashley Greanias (not pictured, Cynthia Cardwell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>UCHealth Nurses Help Deliver a Final Anniversary Wish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the brink of her final goodbye, a 74-year-old woman had one final wish: to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband.<\/p>\n<p>A group of caring ICU nurses and palliative care experts at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North went above and beyond to ensure the patient\u2019s \u00a0final days were special.<\/p>\n<p>That included throwing her an anniversary party, complete with the couple\u2019s traditional favorite: some sushi.<\/p>\n<p>The woman\u2019s anniversary was about a week away. She was critically ill, and doctors confirmed that she didn\u2019t have much time left.<\/p>\n<p>So the nurses and palliative care pros jumped into action. Ashley Greanias, Megan Drash, Caroline Anderson, Ali Wirt and Cindy Cardwell worked hard to ensure the patient was as comfortable as possible and started planning a celebration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe didn\u2019t come to the hospital with any plan other than to stay alive,\u201d said Wirt, an advanced practice nurse with the palliative team. \u201cShe had heart failure and related complications. It became apparent that she wasn\u2019t going to survive the hospital stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the help of her team, the patient made it to her anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The couple had a tradition of enjoying sushi on their anniversary each year. \u00a0Since the patient couldn\u2019t leave the hospital, the staff, at Wirt\u2019s suggestion, made sure they could keep the tradition alive at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Drash volunteered on her day off to pick up sushi from Sushi Rakkyo in Colorado Springs after the group determined what kind of sushi the patient liked.<\/p>\n<p>Greanias decorated the room where the couple and a few family members would celebrate. Anderson created special table settings, and Cardwell provided the dessert.<\/p>\n<p>The couple enjoyed tempura, yellowfin tuna, a sushi roll, dumplings, salad and sparkling cider that was kept cool in a suction canister used as a makeshift ice bucket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were very sweet and very grateful and appreciative we were able to do that for them,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cI just think about if my family was in the hospital and it\u2019s the worst point of their life. I think how I\u2019d want the staff to treat them. It feels good knowing I\u2019m doing something good instead of just working my 12 hours and going home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dinner and anniversary celebration lasted several hours.<\/p>\n<p>Once the party ended, the patient opted to transition to comfort care, and she passed away the next morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could tell she was a devoted wife and mom through and through,\u201d Wirt said. \u201cShe was on extensive oxygen support to survive, and she appeared to be putting up with a lot of struggles in order to be present with her family. The strength she demonstrated was really beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer De Sousa, the nurses\u2019 manager, said the team members often look for opportunities to make a big difference for patients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times, it doesn\u2019t get to the level it got to with this (party), but it\u2019s a daily thing for them,\u201d De Sousa said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Together, we recognize and honor the qualities within ourselves by shining a spotlight on how each and every one of us improve lives in big ways and small.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealthpoints.isrewards.com\/Recognition\/Award\/FormFlex.aspx?pr=JAwX5qZPSOA=&#038;m=N\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#A22343;border-color:#821c36;border-radius:56px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#be657c;border-radius:56px;text-shadow:none\"> Share a story<\/span><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCHealth Nurses Help Deliver a Final Anniversary Wish On the brink of her final goodbye, a 74-year-old woman had one final wish: to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband. 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