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Winston Folk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thanks to a nurse, country music superstar Tim McGraw sends uplifting message to patient<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center on the Anschutz Medical Campus, nurses like Winston Folk spend a lot of time with their patients, many of whom are hospitalized for long stretches of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really get to know them,\u201d said Folk. \u201cWe learn about their families, what they like to do and even what kind of music they like.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not often that teenagers are treated at University of Colorado Hospital, so when a 15-year old patient arrived on their unit, he became somewhat of a celebrity. Staff and providers popped in to say hi or share a piece of candy from the bowl the patient kept in his room. Folk, though, got to know the patient best. It didn\u2019t take long to learn the young patient loved everything country: the rodeo, country music and big cowboy hats as wide as a Les Paul guitar.<\/p>\n

Folk\u2019s mom, as it happens, lives in Tennessee and has close connections in Nashville. He asked her if she knew anyone who could get in touch with a country music singer on the patient\u2019s list of favorites.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought a message of hope and encouragement from someone in the music biz would help take the sting out of the recovery,\u201d said Folk. \u201cIt was a shot in the dark.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Folk received an email with a link to a video featuring none other than mega-star Tim McGraw, he shared the good news with his nursing manager, Jen Wilson.<\/p>\n

Wilson was not surprised. She says Folk is a source of positive energy that permeates the entire unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always laughing and giggling,\u201d said Wilson. \u201cIn just a year with us, he\u2019s really shined.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the patient was ready to go home, the team organized a small graduation party and debuted the short, but meaningful video. The young man\u2019s eyes got wide when McGraw\u2019s image filled the screen. He turned to Folk and gave him a massive hug while everyone else dabbed at the tears in their eyes.<\/p>\n

Graduation for some means caps and gowns and the noble sounds of pomp and circumstance. For this young burn unit patient, it\u2019s nurses and cupcakes and Tim McGraw. Not a bad compromise.<\/p>\n

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