Returning to CLS-Lakeland, Daniel Walker experienced every driver's nightmare. As he slowly rounded a long curve pulling a 53' trailer, a vehicle passed him at a very high rate of speed. Nearly striking the front of Daniel's tractor, the vehicle lost control, hit the curb, became airborne, and struck a concrete power pole. Sparks flew everywhere and the vehicle caught fire as it crashed to the ground. Quickly parking the tractor trailer, Daniel grabbed his fire extinguisher and raced to the wreckage. He used the extinguisher to minimize the blaze around the driver and the fuel tank of the vehicle. Then Daniel struggled through thick smoke to remove the driver, dragging him to safety as fire engulfed the vehicle. Soon after, emergency personnel arrived on the scene, and the driver was rushed to the local hospital for treatment. If not for Daniel's quick actions, the driver would have perished.

A sick, young mother rushed to Presbyterian Hospital Matthews to receive treatment in the ER. Although her other children were still in school, she'd had to bring her four-year-old daughter with her. Following a series of tests, the doctor ordered emergency surgery for the young mother, which would immediately render her incapable of caring for her child. She called family and friends, but it soon became obvious that no one she knew could help her with the four-year old. Rosa Godbolt, Lead Housekeeper, was clocking out to go home at 3 PM, but first visited the young mother, who was crying. Rosa immediately offered to stay with the little girl, greatly relieving the ailing patient. Rosa entertained the child and kept her from worrying about her mom. Family members were finally able to get to the hospital at 10 PM to bring the tired child home.

A satisfied family recently wrote to Brunswick Novant Medical Center about EVS Lead Tamika Taro. "She had Mom smiling and laughing…My mom called her 'The Healthcare Angel with a Broom.'" However, it was in the cafeteria that they saw the real angel in action. "There was this young man at the register counting change," Chanel wrote. "He had 1½ pieces of bacon. Tamika kept eyeing the situation until she finally got what was going on: the kid didn't have enough money for the bacon. Tamika spoke up and told him, 'Honey, you go get whatever you want to eat, and it's on me.' She got him grits, bacon, and toast. That kid's eyes lit right up. He kept thanking her over and over again. We stood there and watched the whole thing with tears in our eyes. It was amazing the heart she had. She hugged his neck, gave him her number, and said, 'If you're still here at lunch, call me, and I'll get you lunch.' Wow. I gotta say I have never seen anything like it. I had to let you know that you truly have an angel working in that hospital."

Janet Irvine not only has 25-years' experience in housekeeping at Cape Regional Medical Center, she is also a 15-year veteran in the art of making quilts. Janet uses her love of the craft to make things for different outreach programs. When her husband was diagnosed last year with Leukemia, she decided to do something more personal with her quilting. That's when she started working with the hospital's Early Education Center. They work closely with Alex's Lemonade Stand in the summer. Janet decided to make a quilt in honor of the young boy for whom the education center was started. The quilt was raffled off to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand. The winner of the raffle, a friend of Janet's, donated the quilt back to the Early Education Center, and it was given to the boy. This pleased the artist, knowing that the quilt she'd lovingly made would keep the little boy warm.