She was homeless, burned over 70% of her body, and by the time I reached herfeet, her skin came off with her socks. We call that degloving.This is the story of a patient I didn’t expectto treat—but one I’ll never forget. A tent fire, a rough ER shift, and a brutalreminder of what burn care really means. Told from the perspective of a nurseat one of the busiest trauma centers in the country.