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KC Darlin Programmeme Director
& Presenter Radiodowntown.ca
I was a Private Duty Nurse post breaking my ankle some years back, so was bored sitting around the house, and thought “Well bet I could do ONE Patient for home care”, and found a company that was in Home Care
Nursing, in a woman’s basement. I liked her idea so signed up with my little Certificate.
I was called to go there weekly but only part time. There I met a lady that was 86, very bright and interesting. She was a Widow,
and her and her late husband were farmers inbetween her working in the downtown area at Macy’s store.
On my days with her
I could tell that we
were quickly becoming friends, as she trusted me to do things that one would not normally do in the position I was given.
One late afternoon after a full 8 hour day my boss called her residence to speak to me and she said that the overnight worker was calling out sick, and could I stay the night there also with her.
I said; “Yes”, knowing it would be a long 24 hours! That night it was all I could do to stay awake and still be quiet for her to get her night’s sleep.
I was going on and off her balcony for fresh air to remain awake, as she had said that most that come at night to be with her just SLEPT. I didn’t think that was such a good idea with all
that Porceline in the bathroom and her alone, so I knew I could NOT fall asleep. I wondered what to do, so I picked up some notebook paper and sat down. I looked out those sliding glass doors and saw the horizon brightening, and though “HEY I could turn a poem into a gift for her after upon ending my shift.”
I went to her in the morning to say goodbye for the day/night as she said “Thank You for being here overnight”.
I said; “And THIS is for you, I had you in mind over night and this is what I came up with.
Hope you like it”, and wished her a good Day.
*Our family is rather poetic and have made a little booklet of family members Poems.
Thanks for the read!
Sincerely, KC Darlin’
An Act of Kindness
can be Good for the Heart
The reason I wrote Dawn on Earth
by KC Darlin’
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