… as well. This commitment had a profound impact on the life of Ellen Sohmer. At the age of 11, Sohmer’s father, John, became ill with congestive heart failure. He underwent treatment and spent over 300 days waiting for a new heart. At the time, Parise was the inpatient nurse practitioner responsible for his care, … heart pressure and on Fridays, patients would have it removed. Sohmer happened to visit on one of those Fridays. Parise put a mask on Ellen at her father’s bedside and …