Friday, October 16, 2009

106# home visit

every now and then,
we were asked to go for home visits
and i was pretty lucky this time
great partner
marvelous patient

so off we went to the patient's place
lisa (my canvas painting mate) drove us of course
a nice retiring home for the elderly

a remarkable day
tips to charm an elderly
bring a pot of nice flower
and wear a bright red tie
they'll love u for that.. every single occupant of that place..
felt like a celebrity.. lol

anyway, medical condition aside
let me tell u the story of this remarkable person i met
MISS H, 93 years of age (yeah, she's still available!!)
one thing i really like about her is how she kept on going
loving the world aroud her
the people and every single thing in life

started off teaching up to grade 8 student in a rural setting
was forced to quit because of her condition
oh how she love teaching the lil' ones

down but not out, she pursued another career
a telegraph operator in lake louise
i nice place to settle in, working in view the full view of the mountains

by that time she's in her late 70's
she started the unthinkable
'let's scale the mountains she said one day'
so of she went once again..
capturing mountains after mountains
mount temple, sentinel pass just name it..

she can even climb the calgary tower 5 times in a day!!

"i loved my life, and life has treated me well"
"all i need is my family and my will to try something new"
"cause to me, everday is a new adventure"
"good or bad, you just have to learn to live with it"

i'm 24 and i can't even will myself out of bed on some day
curse long hours in a slow day of clinic

how i wish i have her love for life
the energy to keep going on and on
to me, she's like the energizer bunny

i hope this post will remind me how noob i am
need to improve, need to learn more
lisa, miss H and lengzhai
the multiple life time achievement awards she got so far
she's an active contributor to the society
what have i done?

1 comment:

denise said...

Awwww i think i love Ms H!