By Elaine Rassel –
I want to wish my long time friend, Linda Wheeler, who had a birthday on Thursday February 8th. I really hope she had a great birthday. Bethany and Zachary wanted to take her out for lunch, but instead her two granddaughters took her out for lunch instead. I’m glad that you had a good time with them.
What a day Saturday was! I celebrated a birthday at Heartland Care Center. A purple flower was sent by Luann and Grandma’s Garden. Donna Bird sent a cake with my name in middle and the rest in squares with Marcus News on each one. It was beautiful! Heartland served this cake and ice cream during 3 o’clock lunch for public. Thanks for all the cards sent. They were appreciated. Thanks to ALL of you who made this day a special day for me! Zachary and Bethany had supper with me. They had gotten me a 2 piece chicken dinner that came with wedges and a biscuit. It was delicious. I don’t know how long it’s been since I had eaten that much in the last four weeks. They had pineapple brats and hamburgers. I couldn’t finish all the wedges, so they enjoyed those as well.
I left Mercy on Tuesday afternoon (February 6th). I think they were glad to see me go! So many things are not what they should be. It is no wonder why we pay high prices for all that is used and thrown away.
I think I had over 10 doctors that stopped by—I’m Doctor so and so, any pain—or I’m Doctor xxx, how are you feeling (didn’t wait for an answer). What do you suppose my insurance company paid for these half minute doctor visits?
I think Tuesday must have been practice day at Heartland. There were 2 girls under WITT program going to give me a sponge bath in bed. One girl was white in color while the other was all black except for her face. An hour and a half later, they were done! They made many trips to my room door. I wonder if their instruction book was there? There are many WITT people working on floor 6 at Mercy and also at Heartland. Don’t make fun of a senior citizen as it was senior citizens in your lives that got you where you are today.
Remember in your thoughts and prayers those who have lost loved ones to death and have had their lives changed, have health problems some of which are terminal, are trying to make ends meet even though they have a job, and be with those who are still trying to shorten the distance between family/friends by building a bridge instead of a wall. Count your blessings. I will leave you with this saying from Maya Angelou (August 2013), “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”