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Aurora Medical CenterAurora staff gives family a lifetime of memoriesDawn Loze never expected a wedding like this. Dawn and fiancé Randy Loze were planning to marry in an outdoor ceremony at her sister's home. Then Dawn's mother, Darlene Markowski, was hospitalized with cancer. When Dawn learned her mother was too ill to leave the hospital, the staff at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers volunteered to bring the wedding to Darlene.
“Betty Franz, the hospital social worker, said, ‘You just let me take care of this,' Dawn recalls. “My mom was so happy she cried. Everyone on the staff pitched in and went above and beyond for us. The hospital chaplain performed the ceremony and the hospital came up with a vocalist and pianist. It was beautiful.” The crowd of over 125 people at the wedding included Dawn's mother, Randy and Dawn Loze with 2 of their children, Felicia and Cameron. father, stepfather and sisters, along with children and stepchildren Cameron, 8, Felicia, 13, Zach, 16, and Randie, 19. Just a week after the ceremony, Dawn's mother died. “It was really bittersweet,” Dawn said. “The Aurora Medical Center staff helped to create happy memories that we thought would never be possible. A simple act of kindness gave my family a lifetime of positive memories.”
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