Nurse Practitioner Spreads Kindness: Lindenhurst Local Hero

LINDENHURST, NY — 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.

Barbara Kelly nominated her mother, Lindenhurst resident Dianne Layer-Kelly, a nurse practitioner in West Islip.

Here's what Kelly had to say about her mother:

My mother has been in the medical field for about 20 years. Lately working at the urgent care in West Islip doing 12 to 15 hours a day. She takes the patients who just start feeling symptoms to test them. Everyday she was coming into contact with varies people and explaining what could be happening. She gives them the advice of what they should do to protect themselves and loved ones. Still coming home to her husband and two children with a smile on. She is a hero to put herself in harms way everyday. My mother has the kindest soul to every one she comes in contact with.

Thanks for all that you do Dianne Layer-Kelly!

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