3 things I witnessed today on rounds at Grady
1. Faith
Him: "I was scared at first. But I prayed and now I feel a lot better."
Me: "That's awesome."
Him: "I prayed for YOU, too. Asked God to give me a doctor who was patient and with kind eyes. When I met you and your team, I knew He heard me."
Wow.
2. Hope
Me: "How are you today?"
Him: "Thankful for another chance!"
Me: *high five*
Him: "You know what, Miss Manning? I feel like going on."
Me: "That's what's up."
Him: *looks serious* "I think this time I'm gon' get it right, too."
Me: "You can and you will."
And then we hugged it out.
3. Love
Me: "You look like you want to cry. Are you okay? Do you need anything?"
Her: "I need him to be better. Because I just love him so much."
Him: *words in Spanish*
Her: *full on crying*
Interpreter: "She is my world and I am hers. Every day this is what is in my mind. From morning until I sleep. God knitted our hearts together."
Then he grabbed his wife's hand and squeezed it tight. So tight that those hands looked knitted together, too.
Today at Grady I saw faith, hope and love in action.
These three--but the greatest of these was love.
Yeah.
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Happy Thursday.
In tears. How lucky your patients are to have a doctor like you. This is a beautiful and also heartrending reminder of what matters. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this. Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteLove your words.Thnx for sharing.
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