Banner nurse carries on mission of emotional healing
Joy Slagowski
Daily News-Sun
SUN CITY WEST (Oct. 13, 2009) -- When Terry Emrick suffered an early pregnancy loss 24 years ago, the cold, sterile process left her feeling empty and alone.
"At that time we weren’t admitted into the hospital, so I was in the emergency room waiting for the baby to pass, which was referred to as ‘the remains of conception’, as a fetus before 20 weeks," Emrick, a registered nurse, said. "It was very cold and sterile, and my husband wondered for an hour what was happening,"
Emrick resolved that another family wouldn’t have the same experience.
So Emrick is chair of the bereavement committee at The Nesting Place, part of the Women and Infants Services department at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City West, which helps families through fetal and newborn loss.
The committee is hosting its second annual memorial service at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday outside the entrance to the Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s Health, located on the north side of the hospital, 14502 W. Meeker Blvd., in Sun City West.
