Nurse Gives The Brand New Shoes Off Her Own Feet To A Patient In Need [Video]

April 13, 2024

Today’s good news story comes from Madisonville, Kentucky.

A nurse in Kentucky has captured the admiration of many after selflessly giving away her new shoes to a patient in desperate need.

Lou Coulon / Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville

Lou Coulon, a dedicated nurse working in the endoscopy unit at Baptist Health Deaconess, arrived for her shift on a chilly March day, completely unaware that she would be departing shoeless. The act of generosity was sparked by a memory of a patient she had encountered months earlier. The patient, returning for another appointment, was still wearing the same shoes with holes in them.

“The laces were all shredded, and the soles were torn up,” Coulon said. “You could see through the sides.”

That’s when Coulon decided to give the patient the shoes that she had on her feet. The shoes she offered were brand new, a pair she had just purchased for herself.

Despite her initial reluctance to part with her newly purchased footwear, a …