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| Photo courtesy of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
Amy Federico McVeigh, ’91 BSN, sees children in crisis each day in
her role as a nurse practitioner with Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and
Blood Disorders Center. She makes an extra effort to help them cope with their
hospitalizations. Her work was recognized in March with the Above and
Beyond Award from the Connecticut-based Mill Foundation for Kids.
Federico extends herself beyond the routine for special activities
such as visiting a patient in a rehabilitation facility on her day off,
lifting the spirits of another young patient by taking her to a nearby
Starbucks for a treat, and establishing a discharge check list to ease the
transition to home for patients and their care teams.
The Mill Foundation supports research into cancer and other
pediatric diseases and provides toys, games, art supplies and other gifts to
children battling cancer and other illnesses.
