(Doctors came one after another after another!)"THEME OF THE DAY"
I came to a realization recently that some time after returning from volunteering at the hospital on Mondays, I see a "Theme for that day".
The following event is the reason I began to think about "THEMES FOR THE DAY". At Easter, a friend was admitted to the hospital for severe abdominal pains only to find out while there that there was something more serious happening, a tumor growing behind the eye. During that Monday visit right after Easter, I visited several patients who told a very similar story. They were admitted for one thing only to discover something else of a critical nature needing immediate attention. This was the "BEING ADMITTED FOR ONE THING ONLY TO DISCOVER SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS NEEDING ATTENTION THEME!"
Prior to this, I had not given any real thought to the idea of a "common thread" occurring during my visits on any given Monday. I decided to look back through my memory and to be aware of possible themes in the future.
I remember several months ago when I had first started at the hospital, a pattern emerged. It was "95 YEAR OLD WOMEN ASKING THE RHETORICAL QUESTION, "WHY AM I STILL HERE? THEME". These women didn't mean, why am I in the hospital? They wondered why God had them still on this earth. I remember two women in the same day asking me this and there were other situations that were similar though the question was not asked.
So....today I decided that after I returned home I would let my mind wander over the day to see if there was a theme. I didn't have to wait till I got home. It became clear before I left for the day. The second patient I visited (in the Progressive Care unit) had a nurse with him so I waited in the hall. When she left, I went in and within minutes his doctor arrived. I excused myself and went into the hall again to wait. As I waited, I saw another doctor enter the room and then leave, saying, "I'll come back when the doctor is finished." When I realized I would be waiting for another doctor as well, I left.
Later I visited another patient and as we talked, a doctor entered and I left the room to wait. When the doctor left, I went back in and no sooner had we started talking again than another doctor entered. I excused myself again and left.
"DOCTORS COMING ONE AFTER ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER" was the theme for today.
Curiouser and curiouser. Life is interesting and exciting.
Prayer Girl
(Photo credit: www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au.)
I came to a realization recently that some time after returning from volunteering at the hospital on Mondays, I see a "Theme for that day".
The following event is the reason I began to think about "THEMES FOR THE DAY". At Easter, a friend was admitted to the hospital for severe abdominal pains only to find out while there that there was something more serious happening, a tumor growing behind the eye. During that Monday visit right after Easter, I visited several patients who told a very similar story. They were admitted for one thing only to discover something else of a critical nature needing immediate attention. This was the "BEING ADMITTED FOR ONE THING ONLY TO DISCOVER SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS NEEDING ATTENTION THEME!"
Prior to this, I had not given any real thought to the idea of a "common thread" occurring during my visits on any given Monday. I decided to look back through my memory and to be aware of possible themes in the future.
I remember several months ago when I had first started at the hospital, a pattern emerged. It was "95 YEAR OLD WOMEN ASKING THE RHETORICAL QUESTION, "WHY AM I STILL HERE? THEME". These women didn't mean, why am I in the hospital? They wondered why God had them still on this earth. I remember two women in the same day asking me this and there were other situations that were similar though the question was not asked.
So....today I decided that after I returned home I would let my mind wander over the day to see if there was a theme. I didn't have to wait till I got home. It became clear before I left for the day. The second patient I visited (in the Progressive Care unit) had a nurse with him so I waited in the hall. When she left, I went in and within minutes his doctor arrived. I excused myself and went into the hall again to wait. As I waited, I saw another doctor enter the room and then leave, saying, "I'll come back when the doctor is finished." When I realized I would be waiting for another doctor as well, I left.
Later I visited another patient and as we talked, a doctor entered and I left the room to wait. When the doctor left, I went back in and no sooner had we started talking again than another doctor entered. I excused myself again and left.
"DOCTORS COMING ONE AFTER ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER" was the theme for today.
Curiouser and curiouser. Life is interesting and exciting.
Prayer Girl
(Photo credit: www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au.)
