{"id":78161,"date":"2024-10-10T07:54:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=78161"},"modified":"2024-10-10T07:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:54:13","slug":"our-stories-christy-ay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/our-stories-christy-ay\/","title":{"rendered":"Christy Ay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_78162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78162\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78162\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/23103515\/Christy-Ay-photo-web.webp\" alt=\"A photo of Christy Ay.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christy Ay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Bringing music and compassion to patient care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in a small village in northern China, Christy Ay moved to the U.S. with a desire to care for others, ultimately choosing nursing as her path. Colorado, with its wide-open spaces and sense of peace, reminded her of her hometown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hometown is so small it is not even on a map. Colorado reminds me of my home. We have big open grasslands, not a lot of skyscrapers, just a lot of open fields,\u201d Ay said.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Ay\u2019s compassion and resilience shine through as a registered nurse, a role she has embraced fully, despite the challenges of being in a new country and learning a new language.<\/p>\n<p>Ay\u2019s connection to patient care began with her passion for helping people. \u00a0Early in her life, she worked in churches and bible schools in China before moving to Chicago, where she encouraged others and sang on the worship team. Despite her ministry in the church, something felt incomplete.<\/p>\n<p>The realization that she wanted to make a more profound impact on people&#8217;s lives led her to pursue a nursing degree at Colorado State University Pueblo. For Ay, the transition wasn\u2019t easy \u2014 she faced language barriers and the rigors of a demanding program. But she rose to the occasion and found joy in learning how to care for patients, declaring, \u201cI am really lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ay integrates her love of music into her nursing duties at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to sing,\u201d she said with a smile. \u201cI sing everywhere \u2014 cooking, cleaning, in the shower.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She hums her way through hospital hallways, and her patients often ask her to sing. For many, her songs bring moments of peace or joy. Whether it\u2019s gospel hymns like \u201cHow Great Thou Art\u201d or traditional Chinese melodies from her village, Ay\u2019s melodious voice connects with patients on a deeply human level. &#8220;One patient told me, \u2018Oh, you sang that Chinese song this morning. It was so beautiful; can you sing it for my wife?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ay\u2019s passion for music extends beyond simple melodies; she has seen firsthand the profound impact it can have on healing. While studying nursing, she explored the effects of music therapy in hospitals, and her experience with one patient has stayed with her ever since.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I once had a patient with dementia and amnesia who was not able to speak clearly, but she could sing. We would sing \u2018You Are My Sunshine\u2019 together, and that would calm her down. It also made us both very happy,&#8221; Ay recalled. The bond they shared through music created a space where words weren\u2019t needed, yet the connection was deeply felt.<\/p>\n<p>Music is not just a tool for healing her patients, but for Ay, it\u2019s a source of comfort and joy as well, making her an extraordinary nurse who truly brings heart and soul to her care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3 su-column-centered\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #930718\">You Make Extraordinary Possible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Together, we recognize and honor the qualities within ourselves by shining a spotlight on how each and every one of us improve lives in big ways and small.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealthpoints.isrewards.com\/Recognition\/Award\/FormFlex.aspx?pr=JAwX5qZPSOA=&#038;m=N\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#A22343;border-color:#821c36;border-radius:56px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:40px;border-color:#be657c;border-radius:56px;text-shadow:none\"> Share a story<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing music and compassion to patient care Born and raised in a small village in northern China, Christy Ay moved to the U.S. with a desire to care for others, ultimately choosing nursing as her path. 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