A thankful mum is now helping save lives at the hospital where staff saved her son’s.
Student nurse Colleen O’Neill was inspired into the career change after experiencing first hand the work staff at University Hospital Wishaw do.
Former office worker Colleen gave birth to her son Michael 11 days early in 2014.
Little Michael Dollochin, who weighed six pounds when he was born, had difficulties at birth.
He spent time in the neonatal unit where it was discovered he has congenital heart disease.
Colleen, of New Stevenston, said: “Doctors, nurses, clinical support workers and clerical staff were all absolutely lovely.
“They were very reassuring as were the midwives who looked after us initially in the maternity department.”
Fighter Michael is now five-years-old and is getting ready to start school in August.
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Colleen added: “Michael still attends the Glasgow Children’s Hospital.
“He is due more heart surgery soon.
“Myself and my family will always be thankful to the staff at Wishaw who picked up on his condition, as it could have been a very different outcome otherwise.”
Colleen, 29, is due to start working full-time in the Wishaw hospital in October.
She added: “Michael was born whilst I worked in an office.
“Whilst I had always enjoyed my previous jobs, him being in hospital and witnessing first hand the care he received gave me the push to go and apply to university.
“I initially returned to my previous job after my maternity leave, but then I left a month later to work as a clinical support worker in ward 21 of the hospital.”
Whilst working at the hospital Colleen applied for her nursing degree and has been studying and training since.
She added: “I’m looking forward to starting. The first time I had to go into NICU when working there threw me a bit, but it was only for an instant.
“The hospital holds a lot of memories for me, some good and some bad but we were very well looked after so I’m excited to become a part of the staff.”
