The circle of life
Met a 85 yr old patient with Parkinson’s who is bed ridden. Patient has a big beautiful handmade portrait of himself and his wife when they were young opposite his bed where he stays all day and night. He remembers his wife very fondly which is evident on how he strikes a conversation involving her almost every 5 minutes. Patient’s wife died at the age of 42 after fighting cancer X 1 year. Patient has 1 daughter and a son. They met when they were babies. He was 3 and she was 2. They lived on the same avenue and how they grew up together, fell in love and got married. They visited over 50 countries and loved to travel. As per him, Life was perfect till the day she was diagnosed with cancer. He feels that ‘ She was the best woman in the whole world”. Friends and family asked him to move on and to get married again. He said’ Why settle for anything less than the best? , the best is no more. He had young kids and did not want to divide the love and attention. He was there for them 100% when they needed him the most. Patient mentioned to me that he lost 60 family members in the holocaust and feels that blessed are people who have nice intact family. He sure did his duty as a Great father and now his kids are taking care of him when he needs them the most. I guess this is the circle of life.
Heavenly Agreement
I wanted to order a medical equipment for a patient who needed it but he showed hesitancy due to financial concerns. I went ahead and ordered it for him not expecting him to pay. I told him to try it out and see if it helps him. It sure did help him. Next time when I went to visit him he was waiting to pay me back the amount in full. I told him that it was not needed. He said, ‘ You were kind enough to order it for me. This is not between you and me anymore. I have an agreement with my lord that I will do the right thing till the end and I do not want to break this agreement during the final phase of my life.’
Met a 85 yr old patient with Parkinson’s who is bed ridden. Patient has a big beautiful handmade portrait of himself and his wife when they were young opposite his bed where he stays all day and night. He remembers his wife very fondly which is evident on how he strikes a conversation involving her almost every 5 minutes. Patient’s wife died at the age of 42 after fighting cancer X 1 year. Patient has 1 daughter and a son. They met when they were babies. He was 3 and she was 2. They lived on the same avenue and how they grew up together, fell in love and got married. They visited over 50 countries and loved to travel. As per him, Life was perfect till the day she was diagnosed with cancer. He feels that ‘ She was the best woman in the whole world”. Friends and family asked him to move on and to get married again. He said’ Why settle for anything less than the best? , the best is no more. He had young kids and did not want to divide the love and attention. He was there for them 100% when they needed him the most. Patient mentioned to me that he lost 60 family members in the holocaust and feels that blessed are people who have nice intact family. He sure did his duty as a Great father and now his kids are taking care of him when he needs them the most. I guess this is the circle of life.
Heavenly Agreement
I wanted to order a medical equipment for a patient who needed it but he showed hesitancy due to financial concerns. I went ahead and ordered it for him not expecting him to pay. I told him to try it out and see if it helps him. It sure did help him. Next time when I went to visit him he was waiting to pay me back the amount in full. I told him that it was not needed. He said, ‘ You were kind enough to order it for me. This is not between you and me anymore. I have an agreement with my lord that I will do the right thing till the end and I do not want to break this agreement during the final phase of my life.’
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