RENEE FRENCH

OR Transplant Nurse, Columbia New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City

Renee worked in modeling, film, music; she traveled & learned arts abroad. Shortly after becoming a mother, Renee lost her own. In typical Renee fashion, she furiously started writing her next chapter. She went back to school & became a nurse. Her career began at Albany Medical Center, later becoming an OR Transplant Nurse at Columbia New York Presbyterian. Those 11 years spent in OR were both rewarding & difficult. Most recently, during today's global crisis, Renee rose to the challenge. When asked if she thought it would be wise to leave the city, Renee simply replied "I am a nurse, I have a duty." She was a frontline ICU nurse until the end.

ARTIST: JUAN RODRIGO JIMINEZ GUZMAN