Shelby Skiles was visiting Children’s Hospital Center Dallas with her 2-year-old daughter and was having difficulty going asleep one night when she began writing.

Skiles, 28, has spent nearly every night in the hospital since May after learning that her only child, Sophie, has a severe form of T-cell lymphoma.

According to Skiles, she and her husband Jonathan have met hundreds of nurses during Sophie’s rehabilitation.

The toddler went through 15 rounds of chemotherapy, which helped to limit the spread of the cancer. He is currently awaiting a stem cell transplant.

Sophie, on the other hand, was unable to move, communicate, or feed on her own due to the rigorous chemotherapy.

“It was like 3 a.m. and I was sleeping on that dreadful couch in the hospital room and I couldn’t get to sleep,” Skiles said earlier this month.

I simply began documenting the nurses’ job, and it just kept going.

The list included more than just routine examinations.

Skiles emphasized all I’ve seen them do for us and others, such as the nurse who sat on the floor with me when we got the news and I had a panic attack.

Skiles thanked the nurses on the “Sophie the Brave” Facebook page that she and her family created for Sophie.

“I see you carrying armloads of medicine and supplies into one child’s room as your phone rings in your pocket from another child’s room,” she said. “I see you put on gloves and a mask and try not to be too noisy at night.” I see you stroking her tiny bald head and wrapping her in blankets.”

The article has now been shared by over 25,000 people.

Skiles reasoned that because Sophie’s page has a large number of followers, “I’ll share this and increase awareness of what happens at a children’s hospital and what nurses do, especially when caring for ill children.”

“But, the level of attention it’s gotten has simply floored me,” she concluded.

Sophie’s nurses at Children’s Hospital Center Dallas were also alerted to the message.

“I truly am so grateful that she did it,” said Susan McCollom, clinical manager of the Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, who participated in Sophie’s care.

“Our work is really difficult on an emotional, physical, and logical level, and it kind of nailed why we do it and that what we do is more than just a job,” one employee said.

I’m really proud of my team, but I’m not surprised, she said, since I know what they do every day.

Sophie will most likely remain at the Dallas hospital until the end of January before being transferred to a nearby residence, according to Skiles.

Sophie will need to continue therapy after the stem cell transplant, as well as be near to the hospital for checks.

Skiles said of the nurses she’s met thus far, “It’s fantastic to witness individuals put their lives on pause and absolutely care for kids who honestly, truly need it.” They also look after the parents.