Albany Woman Searches For Nurse Who Cared For Her As A Baby

The power of social media may have helped a local woman find the nurse she's been searching for who care for her almost 40 years ago. Amanda Scarpinati, of Athens New York, suffered third degree burns when she was just 3 months old after rolling into a steam humidifier. 20 years ago she tried to find the nurse who looked after her, but with no luck.

Scarpinati turned her search to Facebook, posting pictures of her as a baby with the nurse at Albany Medical Center. "Maybe now with the powers of social media someone will recognize her. This was from 1977. I would love to know her name and possibly get a chance to talk to her and meet her."

Updated: see in the comments for the strongest lead.... These are pictures of me as a baby while I was being treated at...
Posted by Amanda Scarpinati on Wednesday, September 16, 2015

In less than 24 hours, someone who worked in the recovery room at Albany medical center in 1977 contacted Scarpinati. The nurse's name is Susan Berger but she has since moved out of the area.

Ladies and gentlemen I think we have a very good lead here. The amazing power of social media. In 24 hrs my original...
Posted by Amanda Scarpinati on Thursday, September 17, 2015

With the nurse's name, Scarpinati is one step closer to finding the woman she says helped save her. "This has really taken off. More than I could even have imagined," says Scarpinati.

We wish her the best of luck with her quest.

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