A Little Help From my Friends

Good Thursday my Friends..Hope everyones life is going well. In my 46 years, I have truly been blessed wioth some great friends. Friends are so important. It is always a comfort to know that you have someone to talk to when you have a problem. Share all those ups and downs with. Now, I try to be a good friend. I have been through many experiences that have hopefully given me some empathy and I enjoy being able to help people...Maybe it's why I am, still on this Earth. I have been told by many people that I should go into counseling.

Now, there is a down side to this. Now all together, since my first surgery nearly 10 years ago, I have had over 50 different aides and nurses coming in and out of my home and my life. Now 90% of these people are wonderful, caring human being, but there is that 10% that my not be cut out for this kind of work.

I had one aide who became a friend. He was very good at his job, but he also had many personal problems. I woke up every morning to his wo-is-me stories, a different problem every day. Now I don't know about you, but when I first wake up, the last thing I want to hear is other peoples problems. I tried helping him as much as He let me, but it was just not the way to start your day. Eventually I had to move on from him and we now are still friends and his life has improved.

Now some people become a little too comfortable at my home. I had one woman who was very kind...but...One day she saw that I had some plain spaghetti noodles in the fridge.. She asked if she could have some to take home..I thought..no big deal, I put some in a zippy for her. 2 days later she was back "Those noodles were great"..now these were strictly plain noodles, no butter, no sauce..nothing..."Can I Have some more?".. I thought..Ok..Help yourself. It was then that I saw her dig her bare hand into my bowl of noodles and flop them into a zippy. Ok..Well..now she has noodles for next time because There is No way I'm eating the ones she stuck her hand in! So the next morning she says" You've been so nice to me, I'm going to cook you a real good breatfast..So she takes bacon and eggs, she cuts up potatos and onions..The kitchen smells amazing!..She brings me this beautiful breakfast..As I'm about to say..Thats so nice of you!, She plops down in the seat next to me with a plate of food bigger than mine and starts stuffing her face. It seemed like everytime she left my home, she had either fed herself or left with food. Over the next weekend, I went to a picnic where there were other patients of the this woman..She was taking food from EVERYONE..She was fired the next week. I will never look at spaghetti the same way again.

It is a funny life!
Be kind, Be Compassionate, Be Superb!
R