A nurse adopts a baby: Liz Smith, a nurse from Boston, adopts a baby, Gisele, whose parents have not visited her for five months.

A nurse in Massachusetts I've always wanted to be a mother, but thought his opportunity was over. Then she realized that her dream could come true in a very unexpected place: work.

Liz Smith is Senior Director of Nursing at Franciscan Children's in Boston, and it's there that her life has changed forever. At the age of 40 without children herself, Smith had recently learned that having a baby by IVF would not be an option for her. "It was a bad day," she said in an interview published on the hospital's website.

At the same time, a little girl named Gisele, born just 29 weeks old, was cared for in the children's hospital. Gisele weighed only 1 pound and 14 ounces when she was born, and her drug addict mother could not handle it. She had complex medical needs and, after a while, her family members stopped coming to visit her.

The other nurses suggested to Giesele, Smith's foster baby.

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"Some nurses from the Franciscan Children's Hospital came up to me and asked," Did you meet Gisele? and I said: "No, why?" and they said: "She needs a medical foster home and you are the perfect pair" "Smith told CBS Boston." I've never considered to favor or adoption. "

A week later, fate brought the two together. "Literally, Gisele crossed my path in a stroller and we closed our eyes to the eyes and that was all," she told CBS Boston.

The nurse and the baby instantly connected and Smith began to visit him frequently. Gisele had many complications and medical problems and Smith was with him all along the way. "I went to see her every day," Smith told Franciscan Children & # 39; s. "It was a bit my reward after a long day of work."

The state took custody of Gisele because her biological parents were not fit to take care of her. Smith first favored Gisele in order to reunite her with her biological parents. For a while, they came for supervised visits with the baby, but visits gradually decreased and stopped altogether. Smith's goal has been changed to adoption.

"I remember some nights, one in particular, when she was hooked on a bottle and I was walking near the mirror and I thought I was losing it," Smith said. "I had to go in my mind because it was always a reality, but it did hurt my stomach, you can not love a certain percentage, you have to give everything."

Gisele would need an experienced care provider to help her live outside of the hospital because of her developmental delays. It was clear that Smith was the right person for the job.

Gisele's biological parents did not appeal their rights, according to the hospital, and there was no biological parent worthy to adopt. While Smith was relieved to know that Gisele would be well cared for, she was sad about the circumstances.

"I won it but they lost it, and trying to fight addiction and become a mother is impossible," Smith said.

In his interview with CBS Boston, Smith said that he was the power of love that brought her to Gisele together. "To see how [love] can transform a life, witness the transformation of her life and mine, it's amazing, "she said. To finalize the adoption, Gisele hit the hammer in court. A photographer captured the moment when Gisele officially became Smith's daughter.

533 days after the first meeting between Smith and Gisele, the two men finally share a last name. Gisele was 2 years old. Smith did not expect it, but she quickly passed from nurse to mother – and Gisele, from premature, became a full-fledged girl. And now they will know each other for the rest of their lives.

They met for the first time while Gisele was a newborn and 533 days later, they share a last name.

Ashley Pizzuti http://pizzuticuties.com