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THE DEEP SEATED ISSUE OF CHOICE
DEEP ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
“Refusing to eat and repeatedly pulling out the feeding tube inserted in an effort to rebuild her strength and renew her former zest for life, Mrs. L’s weight had dropped significantly to 90 pounds. when she chose the room with the view of the deer feeding station and her family lovingly filled it with memories of personal friendships and wonderful vacations, with seashells gathered during barefoot days on both Atlantic and Pacific shores. Her interest in life and eating rekindled daily, and her weight steadily increased without supplementation (which she refused) to her ideal weight of 105 pounds within seven months. Surrounded by home in her room with her adopted cat, she is further strengthened by giving care to a devoted feline companion who transferred its affection to her after his original owner died in a nearby room.”
Her attentive daughter’s perspective: “Watching the change in my mom from the move to communities was like watching a Phoenix arise from the ashes.” (Bump, 2003, pp 18, 22)
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