Neil A.

Nominated By: Lisa A.

Why is Neil the Center of Your Universe?

My husband has been my rock throughout my illness. I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension in 2016 after spontaneously leaking CSF fluid from my left nostril. After 5 surgeries in the past two years, my doctors have me at the right setting for my shunt that helps with controlling the pressures in my brain. My husband was there the whole time, encouraging me and holding my hand, taking me to my appointments when he could. All the while he continued to be a chaplain at Mercy Health, helping others who were facing a lot of pain in their own lives. He always has the warmest smile for me no matter what he’s faced in the day. I honestly don’t know what I would’ve done without him.