I have a Perfect Moment that I would like to share this Monday. This "Perfect Moment" occurred during our weekly work team meeting. I am a Pediatric nurse care manager and I am on a team of ten nurses taking care of patients who range in age from premature babies to young adults. We care for patients with a variety of diagnoses; Asthma, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Heart Defect, and Diabetes among others. We provide education, support, and resources to families all over the United States and it is done all via telephone and internet. It is a unique and challenging job and one that I love. Well, onto my transcendent moment...
A nurse colleague has a patient, a young adult who has recovered from a rare and potentially life threatening form of Cancer. This teen was preparing to go to college this fall near his home in the Midwestern U.S. After receiving the patient and family's permission, my colleague contacted Make A Wish, a wish granting charity for children in the USA. He was encouraged by Make a Wish to "Dream Big". He considered a exotic trip as a possibility and listed it, but he also listed his true wish, the chance to attend college in a state where he could snowboard. My teammate was crying (as we all started to do) when she told us that Make A Wish had made arrangements for this young man to get a four year scholarship to a college in Colorado. It brings tears of joy to my eyes right now for this young man and his family whom I've never met, and also pride in the nurse I work with and the good work we do everyday for our patients and families. It truly is a privilege.
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First, your post made my eyes water.
Second, I think it is very cool that the teenage wished to attend COLLEGE. After recovering from his cancer he wished to go to school over an exotic trip. Very neat!
Finally, I think what you are doing is awesome. Congrats on having a job where you make a difference in someones life each and every day.
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I love the way you called this a "transcendent" moment.
As I read your moment, I was transcending to a place of joy for this young man, as well.
I love it, that is so neat that Make a Wish is granting his wish and so great of your collegue to give him that opportunity!!!
I got my gift in the mail, I haven't opened it & it is almost killing me, but I am going to grant your request of waiting until my shower in 26 days. Thanks again for thinking of me!!!
What an awesome wish, and it is so great that it was granted! I think that Make-A-Wish is such a wonderful foundation.
It's great to see such wonderful people taking care of our children!
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Darn hormones + your very heartwarming story = a very teary eyed Sara this morning! But I loved reading it, it was a great perfect moment. I need to email you to say thanks...but I got your package (it came last week - but J brought it to me at last) and I just have to say you are an absolute sweetheart. J gave Neela her treat and she loves it! That was so awesome of you to think of her - he even took a photo of her with it because she spent all last night curled up with her new toy. I'll have to share it when I get a moment. And believe it or not, I don't have a single book for our little girl yet - so you gave Brynn her first book. How cool is that? And the lavendar smells yummy. Haven't dived into the candy yet - but I think that's on the agenda for today :-)
Oh goodness, here come the tears. That's such a wonderful, perfect moment. Thank you so much for sharing it.
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