About Kristine

Kris is a highly qualified, well-trained, positive, stable, experienced, reliable, honest, former long-time hospital nursing assistant who now works independently with her own back-up team. She was recommended to me by a former surgical oncology registered nurse colleague, so I searched for her profile on care.com. Kris was invaluable to my husband, to me, & our family during the last year-&-a-half of his life. My husband suffered from bladder cancer w/urostomy, developed sepsis, & had a stroke. Kris worked with us 5 days/week, various hours each day. She was never late, always dependable, & was cheerful, energetic, & happily searched for & recommended better, innovative ways of solving his problems when needed. Kris was a huge support to me as well, emotionally & physically. My husband tried to be fiercely independent, & was often very cagey about sneaking away to do things against his medical advice or physically capabilities. Kris was often the only person he’d listen to; he developed a very strong respectful & trusting relationship with her. She allowed him the dignity to direct his own care, as much & as often was safe & practical. She routinely did all of his personal cares; she chatted & did his hobbies with him; she allowed him solitude &/or laughter as he needed. She took him for rides in her vehicle & drove him to meet his weekly coffee buddies even though he was wheel-chair bound. She quickly became an integral part of his care team & our family.