-Dear St Joes Valet,

-Dear St Joes Valet,

On October 3rd my husband and I left our car in your care so we could deliver our sweet baby boy. We were beyond excited. He arrived, but I had preeclampsia and we had to remain in the hospital for an extra 3 days. Then, it was time to go home! With no sleep, a fragile body, and so many emotions we loaded our new family into his Truck that your team had in your care only to find you had stolen our breast pump along with small items that were in My husbands truck. I started crying. Not for me, but for my son. He was only 5 days old and someone had already stolen something from him. He needed that pump so he could be fed. He had lost quite a bit of weight in the hospital and we were put on an immediate feeding plan that required me to pump frequently. I was crushed. Instead of going home with our new son we had to stop and buy a new pump, boil all the parts again to clean them, and figure out if we could find our first pump. We filed a police report and video surveillance confirmed the truck was not touched outside the time it was in valet s care. I think back often to that day and wonder if you knew it was a breast pump. Did you need it for your own family? Did you know you could sell it? Or were you just hoping it was something valuable and took it? Doesn t matter now. My son is 4 months old and well fed. The one thing I can t let go of is the thought of another family going through this experience. Delivering a baby is exhausting and thinking that you are stealing from these families while they are in the hospital breaks my heart. I often wonder what kind of person you are to steal from a baby. Maybe you haven t thought about what you are doing at all. I just ask that you reflect on this and the pain you have caused others and think on a human level before your grab something out of a hospital patient s vehicle. Also if you read this and want to make it right, please Donate that breast pump or one you BUY to a family that truly needs it.

-Katie

5 stars because the nurses and doctors are beyond amazing.