From Hidden Brain Media, I'm Shankar Vedantam. This is my unsung hero, stories where one person reached

out to help another in a time of need.

Thank you so much for the chance to tell you about my unsung hero.

I just left there feeling like there was hope for my situation and my kids.

I can never thank you enough for all you've done for me.

And I'll never be able to repay you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Today's story comes from Roger Lynn. On February 27th, 2010, my wife Veronica, was in the hospital having been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, which

had metastasized to her abdomen and her bones. Her room was at the far end of the surgical floor and felt like a dark and forgotten corner.

And then our unsung hero stepped in.

Her name is Jennifer, and to this day I wish I had learned her last name.

She was one of Veronica's nurses, and it quickly become our favorite.

On this particular day she found me and said,

A wonderful room with a view has just come open

and I think Veronica would really enjoy it.

She led me down the hall and into a room which was filled with light

and from the windows there was a panoramic view of the Puget Sound,

Whidby Island and the Olympic Mountains serving as backdrop for the whole scene.

And it transformed the experience of being in that place.

I remember sitting there quietly in the evening with my beautiful wife sleeping on

the other side of the room

as I watched the setting sun drop behind the mountains.

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