A nurse in your corner.

I'm Ashley Cummings, a registered nurse with over a decade at the bedside in oncology and bone marrow transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai, two of the highest-acuity units in the country.

I started Nurashed Care because of what I kept seeing happen to people I love.

My Dad missed the step on a step stool, fell back and hit his head. We do not live in the same state, and the ED told him he didn't need a Head CT scan. He said ok, and didn't advocate for himself. I called from New York and pushed until they ordered one. Around the same time, his sleep study was denied. His CPAP machine is over five years old and he'd been on that device for a decade, but the provider initially said he was fine.

Someone close to our family was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and sent home with no information, no plan, and a follow-up six weeks away. Six weeks alone with a cancer diagnosis and no one to call.

None of these are unusual. They're what happens every day to people who don't have someone on the inside, someone who knows what to ask, what to push back on, and how the system actually works.

That's what Nurashed Care does. I sit at the bedside so no one is alone. I make the calls families shouldn't have to make. I translate what the doctors said after they've left the room. I make sure nothing falls through the cracks, because in my experience, things fall through the cracks constantly, and the people who pay for it are the patients and the families who love them.

I've spent my career inside hospitals. I know how they work, where they fail, and how to advocate hard for a patient without burning the bridges that patient still needs. That balance, fierce on your behalf but respected by the care team, is the whole job.

That same instinct is why Nurashed Care also supports new families. As a certified lactation counselor, I sit with parents in those first overwhelming weeks, when you're exhausted, unsure, and everyone has different advice. It's a different moment than a hospital crisis, but it comes from the same place: someone should be there, paying attention, making sure you and your baby are okay.

If your family is facing something hard, or you're just at the start of something new, I'd be glad to talk.

- Ashley