Showering People With Card Kindness
My aunt, a very young 70, has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The diagnosis in itself has been shattering, all she thinks about is how her family is going to react. She says "I'm going to go crazy", and we're all trying to explain that's not the case. It's reasonable to say she's been going through depression, and she tells me she cries herself to sleep at night.
I went shopping and bought a ton of funny cards. Every three days I mail a card to her - she's out of state - and eventually she called me. "I want to know", she said, "did you recently buy stock in a card company?" I write little funny notes inside each card, sometimes on the envelope, too.
Maybe if you have a relative, or a sick neighbor, or a new mother around you, you could anonymously shower them with cards. I get a kick each time I send one to her. I hope she's enjoying them, too, I don't want her to forget that I love her.
- Posted by janntique
- Aug 13, 2010
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Waiting Room Patience
I'm fairly young and I'm disabled and therefore I have to go to different doctors quite often. I have always noticed that people in waiting rooms seem bored, they sit quietly ignoring each other, and everyone seems concerned about their own problems.
I always try to take a few of my recent magazines to add to the racks, because their magazines are usually old and torn up. I often offer a few to anyone there and try to start a conversation with them. Anything to get them talking and to get their minds off their problems.
The nurses accuse me of "working the waiting rooms like a stand up comedian" because I have jokes that I tell - only clean ones, usually!- but I have found that most people really want to pass time by talking about something other than what they are there for. I respect someone if they choose not to participate, but so far everyone has enjoyed some very lively conversations. Even if you aren't a "chatty cathy" like me, you could try to start a conversation and you'll find most of the time, others will carry it for you.
- Posted by janntique
- Aug 14, 2010
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