KEEPINGWELL — SPRING 2022 Patient bakes with love Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan patient Pat Good has made it her mission to spread cheer to the hospital’s employees one cookie at a time. After being misdiagnosed with COVID-19 and a stroke by another health system, Pat was immediately admitted into the COVID-19 ICU at Metropolitan. When she woke up, she was confused, in shock, and the only patient in that unit who could actually talk. Although it was learned that Pat didn’t have COVID-19, she could not leave the unit due to her exposure being there. This led to Pat getting to know the nurses taking care of her. Their stories inspired her to find a way she could make sure they were taken care of once she left the hospital. Now home and healthy, Pat has made it her mission to remind the team that cared for her how much they’re appreciated by bringing them homemade baked goods every week! “I call myself God’s Little Delivery Girl, and all the way down to the hospital, I pray, ‘God, whoever receives these cookies, bless them today. Give them just one sweet moment in their day, because they have a lot to face, you know?’ ” Pat said. “Everybody has a breaking point, and there’s a lot of nurses leaving the profession today,” Pat said. “That concerns me… I want them to know through my baking that I care about them and that I think they’re heroes.” Pat has since inspired her church to help her “adopt” other hospitals in the community by baking for them and spreading the love. To thank Pat and show their appreciation, the ICU team at the hospital wrote cards, provided her a basket of goodies, and even got her a new apron that describes her treats. It says, “Baked with love.” Art project pays tribute to breast cancer survivors In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their breast cancer program, Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan partnered with The McNay Art Museum to honor breast cancer survivors, those we’ve lost and their families, through an art project. Community members were invited to submit art pieces that pay tribute to those impacted by breast cancer for display on social media during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The art pieces symbolize hope and support, and the hospital was delighted and amazed by the many beautiful works of art submitted. 4 SAHealth.com Pat Good happily gives cookies to staff from the ICU department who cared for her. By Wendy Diaz By Delta Gutierrez By Gregory Lambert and Becca Ortiz By Karin Denson By David Valle
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