The day went very well. I walked into the cafeteria side of this homecare area of the hospital. I never mentioned that there was this lady which was entirely blind and last week when I had my last meeting I then went around to a few of the folks which were there and there was this one glowing spirit whom has a few health situations. Yet she is rather young compared to most which are there, I don’t know her nor anyone's entire case but there is one thing for certain - there are some elder people within there which crave to have company. When I walked in and hung up my jacket – she could hear my voice from the clinic area and I heard this utter, “Jack is here.” I knew things were off to a good start as I remembered her name, as I did feel a little sorry for this one as she cannot walk but she is rather young, feisty, and witty as they come.
I met up with the activity coordinator. It’s the first time they have had a guy in there which is a plus as there are many old timers from the war and of other areas that one would tend to think that it would be a stressful position. For this week, I am on a schedule to come and go as I please with the exception that the head of this division of the hospital wishes to meet with me within the morning tomorrow at 9am. She seems to be very witty at the same time one can tell a professional when they see one. She has been a specialized nurse in nearly every city in the country. I would surmise that this is a last post for her before she goes into retirement. This morning she waved me over to come and sit down and discuss how this shall go. Tomorrow I will know more as today I was there just for half a day. As it seems, because everything is within a rotation around the schedules of breakfast, lunch and supper – as well as there are a few people which come into to speak with them on designated times – I will do this with a open ended schedule. I have done this within family as well as in early days I had done visitations with certain people by way of the oncology department. Yet this is more of a relaxing thing where many of these older people have so much to talk about and no one to talk with. I see this as a decent thing and shall continue with it along with my own goal in mind. All the senior nurses know my case and what I have done and there is a regard and respect, which I find very earthy.
Back to the story, I talked and listened to two older gents which once they summed me up, they were more that willing to chat and there are some long, I mean long stories. As I think, many of them had seen family that came in over the weekend and were sort of feeling down. Yet this blind woman, I took here in here wheel chair for a walk and I would tell here what I see and how happy she was. Alongside was another nurse whom had an elder woman I would assume couldn’t conceive much – however who really knows? Overall, I am glad that I have taken this on, I shall be there again tomorrow, and it is a very nice excursion as well as something much more.
I would never take a picture without the consent within a case as this place as it would be an infringement on privacy. Yet I went out looking around the back portion of the hospital and when I walked back in before I took a generalized one.
I sounds like you have found a meaningful job Jack.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a really nice facility. Do you just chat in general or observe and right a report or ask questions and write a report. Not really sure what you do there Jack. I'm sure you have the patience for it and they enjoy your company. How rewarding for you!
ReplyDeleteFinding ourselves in such a rewarding worthy job needs a big heart, my best wishes
ReplyDeleteSounds as if you have already put some cheer in a few hearts and smiles on several faces. They're blessed to have you Jack....good going!
ReplyDeleteI can't reply back but - Rodney it does have meaning I literally enjoy this one in particular as she is vibrant. She is something - and I believe she was waiting over the entire weekend and it's a heartful thing. I found her to be a hoot. And the two older gents where talking about the days of Massey Furgessen.
ReplyDeleteSummer it's a very clean and nice facility. There is no set up guideline as the head of this department wishes to see how it goes and I think this is best. I enjoy it and I never believed within homecares but for the most part most there are half which are ridden with dementias and then there are others which have had either a triple bypass surgery and stroke. The other half are ones which are all there and desire to just talk. Some of the older gents will frankly as who you are and they are set within that farmish way but they are rather smart as well and all they desire is company.
Maritess this will sound rather strange but I found that amongst the staff as well as the patience there was a reflect. A good one.
Juliana I am smiling here as this woman which is blind she has me cracking up as she has (as well as the coherant others) a great
spirt. In that sense I am blessed as I have always enjoyed and respected older people - wiser people and the last thing any of them wishes for is one youngin as they would see it just doing everything by a manner of text book.
Having a sense of humour can get a person through the most difficult of things. How wonderful that these people appear to be for the most part happy and only needing a person to talk to.
ReplyDeleteThat is what it can be like in this co-op. The comraderie is an important part of a function. That is what helps to make our co-op community dinners so much fun.
The cook knows how to bring people together over good food and this is a lot of fun to be a part of.
Good luck with your new job it looks like it will be a good fit for you.
It is Erika,
ReplyDeleteI think that is the human side to most all of us in some way shape and form.
My husband has a career change soon hopefully. He is going back to school to be a community worker. It won't be as soul sucking as a career in advertising. That is what he was doing before and he hated it.
ReplyDeleteThere are upswings and downswings. I have always thrived within the areas which I have worked. I honestly can't say I hated one. Yet this was an avenue that presented itself. I don't think that this would have came as easily in a larger city. I have always thought outside of the box I never believed in the word - you can't do it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fantastic attitude. I should try to work on that. I have many things I want to accomplish but I find my ambition isn't as strong as it could be.
ReplyDeleteIt's not that I'm lazy it is more to do with organization. I am a huge putterer. I love to putter but I don't get a lot done. I like to take it slow and that is the result.
Luckily, my garden doesn't seem to mind my pace.
Have a great second day and a good meeting of minds tomorrow at nine am.
Joy! You are doing something that you like.
If I had not started this, I would have been leaving here much earlier.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good start Jack. The fellas who talked to you for so long obviously know how much you respect their past and their wisdom I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteYeah Doug the next day was even better and then yesterday night I had to get to bed early as I had to take today off as I had some situations to resolve in Saskatoon today and arrived home three hours ago. I was going to come on and post last night but I was too tired. I enjoy it very much and I am going back in over the weekend to see three people as tonight I have to tend to an ear infection I have. So it's a pop in and pop out.
ReplyDeleteOutside of this last night I watched a tremendous series on the Titanic from Halifax, Canada and then the other was from Ireland. Truly interesting.