"During my time as a nurse in the Internal Medicine setting, I was caring for chronic patients on a regular basis and got to develop a trust and rapport with them. For one particular patient suffering from COPD, I was seeing him on a monthly basis to monitor his treatments. Knowing we would have a long standing relationship, I took time to talk about his personal life. In finding out he had an interest in gardening, he and I got to talk and compare our gardening expertise and experiences and this really helped us connect on a personal level. Knowing that his sickness was getting worse, his care team and I set forth a treatment plan that enabled him to spend time outside during the spring and summer months in his garden. His spouse was a key part of this treatment plan as well. Even in a poor state of health, it was amazing to hear his happy stories that he would report to me each and every visit."