Slow Organization

Organization is not always my strength. Some days I am all about getting it done and others...well let's just say it doesn't get done. Kinda like the move in this past week.Now, for those of you that really know me , it is not un-usual for me to get ALL the un-packing done in one day. That's everything. Pictures hung,cloths all put away or hung and we are ready to live. Seems I must be getting older or just lazy? I started last Saturday and then went into Sunday,got a job on Sunday afternoon and proceeded to try and get it all done on Monday before going to work Monday night.Worked ALL week 43 hours and then lost it all on Friday evening.
In my line of work you deal with every kind of person you can imagine. The dentist is not always fun. As an assistant it can also not be fun, BUT there are those special patients that catch your heart and you go to work for in hopes of finding more.I had so many of them at Dr. Peterson's, but one in particular won my heart. His name is Ralph Henery. He was in a wheelchair from polio as a child and I would always work after him to make him comfortable. He and his wife and wonderful friends Mary Lou & Hal England always brightened my day.This past Wednesday, Ralph passed away in the arms of his wife.He had been scheduled to have both of his legs removed on Friday, but Ralph died on his terms. After a year of suffering from several things, Ralph did it without addition pain or suffering. Gennifer called me on Friday I lost the wind in my sails and the house sat until today. I know that Ralph wanted to die, in fact he had asked me a year ago to pray for him to die. I remember just hugging him and kissing him before our move up here not thinking it would be the last time. What I think I am getting at is tell the people in you lives you love them as much as you can. Hug them,kiss them and never take that for granted.There will come a day when you won't be able to.
I called Marilyn Henery and talked to her for about a half an hour. The one thing out of the whole talk we had that sticks in my head is something that was so simple. She said "Shannon be happy and love you're husband" Those words have rang over and over in my head all weekend. I know that Ralph is no longer in pain and has earned his wings in heaven. I will miss him very much, but he is no longer in pain and for that I am thankful for.
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