PUEBLO, Colo. – When Cody Nance comes home from a PBR event with bumps and bruises, he gets very little sympathy from his wife, Korie, a registered nurse.

“I don’t know if it’s been good or bad for Cody, because if you know a nurse or doctor, when someone gets hurt you’re like, ‘Oh, come on,’” Korie told PBR.com last year. “You kind of play it off. ‘Does it really hurt that bad?’ Because I work in a CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit) room. My patients have open heart surgery. So seeing a little blood, I’m like, ‘Just rub some dirt in it.’”

Currently working at Henry County Medical Center ICU in Paris, Tennessee, Korie has seen the efforts of many on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

“The nurses and staff are all facing circumstances we never imagined would happen in our lifetime,” Korie told Montana Silversmiths. “COVID-19 has been absolutely overwhelming!”

The responsibility of being a nurse is not something Korie takes lightly. The daughter of a former Nashville police officer and a retired respiratory therapist, she discovered her drive to help people on a mission trip to American Samoa before starting college.

After earning her BSN, she worked in hospitals in Nashville, Denver and Dallas before spending two years in Hawaii.

“When you choose a career as a nurse, you sacrificially and selflessly sign up for the good, the bad, and the ugly,” Korie said. “As a registered nurse, you must have thick skin, and you have to learn to let go and move on, because there is so much good involved with the profession as well. I have figured out a way to process what is going on in one room and not let it impact the patient in the next room.”

A former college soccer player at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, Korie met Cody at a bull riding after her sister had known him for years.

“Cody had gotten off a bull and landed on his back,” Korie told PBR.com. “Like, flat on his back, knocked the air out of him, ran to the fence, and my brother-in-law yells, ‘I have a nurse here if you need a nurse!’ You know, being obnoxious. And of course, I’m the worst blusher. My face turns bright red, and I stutter. And Cody’s a good-looking man, so of course, if it weren’t for that, I probably wouldn’t have spoken to him after the event.”

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Can I just say that I have the sweetest manager AND staff at HCMC. So blessed to be surrounded by other nurses and staff that care about each other and push each other to be the best they can be! If you can imagine, right now is the most stressful time of my career but this staff is helping everyone through it the best we can 💛#nurse #nurselife #thankfulforyou

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Luckily, the two did speak, and now live together in Paris, Tennessee.

Cody is yet to ride in the 2020 PBR season after sustaining nerve damage in his right shoulder at the 2019 PBR World Finals.

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While the battle against the coronavirus continues, Montana Silversmiths has provided 3D printed masks for healthcare officials to wear while working amidst the personal protective equipment shortage. FDA-compliant masks can be purchased at the Montana Silversmiths website.

“I have seen compassion, kindness, and dedication from nurses that I have never seen anywhere else,” Korie said. “It is a highly stressful career, but the opportunity to make a positive impact is well worth it.”