Spiritual
CARE Mother Nikki Stallworth heals from within after traumatic experience.
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n March 24, Nicole “Nikki” Stallworth opened her eyes. She looked around and saw that she was in a hospital room, and specifically, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room. She racked her brain for her last memory. The last thing she remembered was being in her postpartum hospital room after having her daughter, Millee, via C-section. She quickly found out from her parents and her husband that six weeks had passed since her daughter’s birth. The barrier that is supposed to form between the placenta and mother’s uterus formed incorrectly, so when the placenta was removed during the C-section, she experienced serious bleeding issues and eventually multiple organ failure. Nikki was in such a dire state that at one point, her mom, Joyce, was told that Nikki may not make it. Joyce was crying in the ICU waiting room when Boone Health Lead Chaplain Kimberly “Kim” Leon introduced herself and asked if she could help. “I was walking through the ICU waiting room, which I do sometimes, just to check if there is anyone in there who may need support. I saw Joyce and went up to her and introduced myself and asked how she was doing. She explained that her daughter was in the ICU and asked if I would go pray for her. I went to Nikki’s room, and she was sleeping at that time. I prayed for her, and when Joyce came in a few minutes later, I encouraged her to let me know if there was anything else I could do,” says Kim. 10
BOONE HEALTH
Summer 2022
