Last Friday, I felt very alone as I sat in an empty waiting room. I think God must have read my blog, because today he sent me an angel. My angel appeared to me at Hill Breast Center today as I was waiting to have my follow-up mammogram. She was not a breast cancer patient, just someone there for a check-up.
After changing into my pink mammogram gown, I sat quietly in a chair along with a few other women. As we sat and browsed magazines, the nurse brought in my angel. She might not be what you are picturing; no blonde hair, no wings..etc. On the contrary actually. She was a rather small elderly woman about 80 years old. Her hair was peppered gray and she was missing her front teeth. She was simply adorable:)! Before the nurse left, she instructed her to sit in the open chair beside me and not to move.
The lady looked at me and struck up a bit of conversation which went something like this… “You are so nice!”. “Do you know why that exit sign is there?” “Isn’t the red exit sign beautiful” “Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?” “Isn’t the exit sign nice?” “Do you know why I am here?” “Where does the red exit sign lead?” “What am I waiting here for?” “The exit sign doesn’t tell me whether to go up, down, right or left?”…etc. And the questions repeated and went on and on as I realized she was probably suffering from Alzheimers. I call her my angel—because for 30 minutes my mind left my breast cancer and focused elsewhere. I was drawn to, and humored by, a complete stranger.
Last Friday I wished I wasn’t alone—and today I certainly wasn’t!:) This elderly woman was put in the waiting room just for me today. She reminded me that God’s angels sometimes come to us disguised. It was the best mammogram appointment I have ever had!
"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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