Nurse From Mt. Greenwood Goes To New York To Help: Patch Hero

CHICAGO — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented times. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these everyday heroes.

This submission comes from Caitlin May Kay Duggan of Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood, who nominated her sister, registered nurse and Mount Greenwood resident Nancy Nunez:

Where the nominee lives:
Chicago Mount Greenwood

Where the person who nominated the hero lives:
Mount Greenwood

Name of the nominee:
Nancy Nunez

Name of the person who nominated the hero:
Mary Kay Duggan

Is the nominee considered an “essential worker”?:
Yes

What does the nominee do for work?:
Registered Nurse

Why do you believe the nominee should be recognized or honored?
My sister has accepted an offer to assist her fellow nurses in a Brooklyn NY hospital. She has unselflessly taken on this position, while leaving her family, and putting her own health at risk, in a hospital with high concentrations of Covid 19.

What’s one thing you want everyone to know about your hero?:
She is a firecracker, born on the 3rd of July. She lights up every hospital room she enters.

Thank you for all you do, Nancy!

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