In 1977, nurse saved badly burned baby. 38 years later, she sees her old photo on Facebook and freezes When Amanda Scarpinati was 3 months old, she rolled off the sofa and fall onto a steam vaporizer. The outcome was a scolded and burned skin. As she grew up, she had to undergo several reconstructive surgeries. She was taken to the Albany Medical Center where she was taken care of by Sue Berger, a special nurse. Berger took the bandaged girl into her arms and gave her some comfort while she was experiencing pain. That was back in 1977. After Scarpinati’s discharge, all she was left with were the photos she had taken with Berger while in her arms. Scarpinati was determined to find the carrying nurse and thank her for her unconditional compassion. While growing up, bullies took advantage of her burn and tormented her. That is why the sincere gesture of the caring woman mattered a lot to her. Scarpinati went ahead and posted a note about it on Facebook. It did not take long before the nurse was identified. In the clip below, we see Scarpinati and Berger reunite at the place where they had first met and it is a special moment to watch. You can’t miss watching to see how the two express their feeling towards each other.

For nearly her whole life, Amanda Scarpinati treasured a single black-and-white photo—one that captured a moment of grace during the darkest chapter of her young life. In the image, a nurse gently holds Amanda, then just 3 months old and wrapped in gauze after suffering third-degree burns in a household accident.

The year was 1977. Amanda had fallen off a couch into a hot-steam humidifier, and the photo was taken at Albany Medical Center in New York. The nurse’s calm, comforting presence offered a rare sense of peace to a baby in pain.

As Amanda grew up, the emotional and physical scars from the accident stayed with her. She endured years of painful reconstructive surgeries and bullying from classmates because of her appearance. But through it all, she held onto that photo. She didn’t know the nurse’s name, but the memory of her kindness became a source of strength.

For two decades, Amanda searched for the nurse—without success. Then in 2015, as a last resort, she turned to Facebook.

“I would love to know her name and possibly get a chance to talk to her and meet her,” she wrote alongside the photo. “Please share, as you never know who it could reach.”

The response was immediate. The post went viral, and by the next day, Amanda had the answer she had been hoping for. A former Albany Medical Center nurse named Angela Leary saw the post and recognized the woman in the picture: Susan Berger, her colleague at the time.

Susan, just 21 years old in 1977, remembered Amanda clearly—and, incredibly, still had the same photos in her own collection.

“I remember her,” Susan said. “She was so peaceful. Most babies coming out of surgery are crying or disoriented, but Amanda was calm. That stayed with me.”

Soon, the two met in person for the first time in nearly 40 years. Their emotional reunion was filled with tears, hugs, and deep gratitude.

“I don’t know how many nurses get an experience like this—someone remembering you after all that time,” Susan reflected. “I feel honored to represent all the nurses who cared for Amanda over the years.”