songs....

I just blogged and then I realized most of my recent blog post have been deep, so here is one just for fun...Ya know that question if you could have 1 song playing over and over on a deserted island what would it be? These are my 3 songs...

just thinking....

So I know I only blog once in a blue moon and usually it's when something exciting happen or when something happens at work that I can't stop thinking about. Well tonight its the second one. The other day I was at work and I was doing a progress note on one of my patients and he just seemed a little off. He wouldn't really elaborate his answers to my questions. I couldn't get a read on if PT was helping or what was going on and I must say I was getting frustrated with him. I am also sad to admit I was even beginning to lose my patience and get a little short with him. Well it wasn't until later in the day when my co-worker was telling me how sad she was for him because it was the anniversary of his wife's death. Apparently they had been married for a long time and long story short he had called all of his kids and they all said they were too busy to take him to put flowers on her grave. Well needless to say I felt horrible. All I could think about was a quote by Sister Hinckley something like "be kind to everyone, for everyone is fighting a battle." Life is all about progression and thankfully I am in a job where I get a lot of chances to help people. Later in the day another patient came in. This time it was a younger woman that had been in a car accident. The accident was so horrible her young child ended up dying as a result of the crash and my patient has a lot of long days ahead of her. She has poor balance and coordination along with severe back pain. Decrease endurance and is leaking cerebral spinal fluid which is as bad as it sounds. Anyway we had worked really hard that day and I could tell she was frustrated with her limitations and feeling very sad, so I decided to try a different technique and have her sit on a stool for a soft tissue massage on her back. She hadn't been able to have her back muscles massaged because she can't lay flat. As I looked at this young woman tears rolling down her cheeks my heart ached for her. I could tell that she just needed to feel a little extra attention and love. We were able to do the massage without any problems and she wanted out feeling a lot better with a small smile on her face. Ever since this day I have just had an overwhelming feeling that this is the whole purpose of life is. We need to reach out to those we can, and learn from our mistakes.I am learning so much about life and people and the things that are most important in life. I am so grateful for my chance at life and my opportunity to grow and progress and learn new things everyday. I feel so lucky to meet so many people and all the things I learn from them.