During my clinical experience, my classmates and I were a bit restricted on what we were able to do with our patients on our own. We were able to do vital signs, perform some assessments, and makes lots of beds. This allowed us time to really get to know the patients we were working with. I will never forget one woman, who was not even one of my patients, but a roommate of one. I was making the bed for her neighbor and began talking with her. She talked to me all about her family and how it was killing her to not be able to see them due to COVID-19 and her hospitalization. I could see the pain in her eyes when she talked about how much she missed them. I empathized with that and it made me realize how hard it must be for the patients right now. They are unable to have any visitors, so the health care professionals are their only source of socialization and support. We continued speaking and bonded over our love for our dogs and how we could not imagine our lives without them. We ended up talking for almost a half hour. Towards the end of the conversation, she thanked me. She thanked me for just talking to her about something other than her illness, something she states that she has not had in a while. Now that I think of it, I don’t even know what her illness was. She explained that it was people like me who are keeping her going and pushing her to get better. That day felt rewarding; it was the first time that I had been acknowledged for making a difference. It made me realize that these conversations are what could change the whole dynamic of patient care. I am glad that this woman said this to me because it really made me realize how just taking a little time out of our day to talk with the patients can make their whole entire day.