One of the best parts of Kaylee Guevara's job, she says, is how the patients and their relatives she sees every day become like family to her.

Guevara has worked as a registered nurse at St. Luke's Children's Treasure Valley Pediatrics in Meridian for more than five years. This past spring, one of those special families faced an incredible hardship, and even if it was a small act, Guevara made a profound impact on Cynthia Emry.

Emry's husband, Christian, battled cancer for more than a year, but the treatment left his liver and kidneys ravaged. He was unable to get a transplant, and he was transferred to hospice care. He died at home in April.