The World's Biggest Blog Party Continues
In case you STILL haven’t heard or seen articles in the media, bloggers all over the world are throwing a big party between October 24th and November 17th. Party-going bloggers are blogging about a person, charity, philanthropy, or event that’s making the world a better place.
So welcome to the party—again. Today, I’m celebrating those working behind the scenes in nursing facilities and hospitals to brighten the days of residents and patients who seldom see family and must face day after day often sick and alone.
Last week, I blogged about the passing of my brother after a long struggle with cancer. The day after his memorial service, to celebrate his life well lived, his wife, his two children, our parents, and my sister and I delivered more than 200 roses (donated by friends) to nursing home residents. Where did we get the idea? From my brother. As an avid gardener with a green thumb, he frequently delivered roses from his garden to people in the local hospitals and nursing homes.
As we followed in his footsteps to deliver the roses, the nurses and attendants looked on longingly; we couldn’t pass them up. As we chatted and helped them lift a fallen man from the floor, soothe an upset woman confused about which was her room, patiently explain to another why no daughter was coming to visit, it was apparent how understaffed, overworked, and emotionally drained they felt.
As we handed roses to them as well as the patients, one aide began to weep, “This is only the second time in my life I ever got flowers—at my wedding and today.”
Most of us cringe at the thought of spending our last days in such places, lonely, sick. Those who care for these people and bring sunshine into their lives by a smile, an encouraging word, a patient attitude, or a caring touch every day they come to work truly make a difference for a day or a decade.
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