Embracing Limitless Abilities

One of the best attributes of those I am blessed to work with at the center have the most precious hearts. They are the most loving, caring individuals I have ever met. You are so blessed when they consider you a friend. We have one young lady that comes to the center, that anytime one of her friends are, or have been, sick she will ask for a picture to color and will have everyone sign it when she’s done and asks that staff give it to the person if she cannot do it herself. When one of her friends that also attended the center passed away, she told me she was going to sing “You are my sunshine” to the person’s staff during karaoke. If I am not at the center when she arrives, she will ask the staff where I am, and the staff will tell her they “got rid of me” and she will make the cutest squeal and will say “no you didn’t”. Then she will text me and tell on the staff for telling her that. It’s now a fun game they play together. She even tells staff that I am her “best friend”.

Another gentleman who knows me from previous meetings comes to the center once a week for movie day doesn’t talk a lot to me but will always smile and wave when he sees me come through the room or come into the front door. The air conditioner that cools the offices of our building has been out for the last few days. During the movie day last Thursday, I was in my office on web calls. One of the staff came in and told me between calls that this gentleman said he felt bad for me being stuck in my office with no air conditioning. When I came out after my calls, he was still there and asked me how I managed staying in there without cool air.

These are just two of the many amazing men and women that I get to spend time with daily. With people like this, how can you not feel loved and cared for when with them? How lucky am I?