In 2004, Michelle was working as a surgical nurse at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, when her father died unexpectedly. Michelle returned home to Philadelphia and switched to hospice nursing. 

Michelle explains: "It was a personal healing journey. For me, everything that I didn't get to do for my dad I was now doing for all of these other people. So it was really important to me."

Michelle serves as a level 3 RN on her hospice unit, and as a preceptor to nursing students and advisor to newly hired employees. During her 13 years as a Hospice nurse Michelle has received many awards, but her favorite is the UPHS Nursing Excellence Award in reconigtion of Nurse/Patient-Family Relationships (2010).

Michelle makes her home in Philadelphia where she raises two little boys. 

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