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Public health nurse talks about the moment she learned to ask for help

The StoryCorps conversation pairs a Minnesota public health nurse with her college mentor, who talks her through the point where she nearly quit; it airs this morning.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Hank Ledger on Wake Up, America
Published 5:10 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by NPR: “Public health nurse talks about the moment she learned to ask for help”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5:10 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Dr. Nina Byte and Hank Ledger.

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NPRPublic health nurse talks about the moment she learned to ask for help

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNPR reports a public health nurse in Minnesota sat down with her college mentor for StoryCorps and described the moment she almost gave up on her career, and what got her through it was asking for help.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAsking. Out loud. To a person?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTo her mentor, yes. That's the whole story.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentDoes this affect me? Because I have never once asked a help desk for anything, and I have three browser tabs of proof.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe story is a personal account, so there's no new rule or deadline.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a reminder that talking to someone is allowed, and that applies to you, me and the tabs.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFine. What happens next? Does the manual finally arrive?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNothing official, it's just a conversation. Asking for help will outlast all of us, Nina. Brock, what's outside?