DAISY Award Winner: Tonya Bonfanti, RN, NICU

DAISY Award Winner: Tonya Bonfanti, RN, NICU

I would like to nominate Tonya Bonfanti for the DAISY Award for her compassion and concern for others. I was working in the same pod as her when she found out that her patient’s mother had not eaten all day. The mother did not have the means to buy food, and she did not have […]

Play with Purpose

Play with Purpose

As a speech-language pathologist for more than 27 years, I have had the privilege of working with many parents in helping their children acquire speech and language skills.  One of the first questions parents ask me is often, “what is therapy going to be like?”  The answer is simple.  Play or more specifically, play with […]