So today we went and visited Nana in the nursing home. She is in the "crazy" wing. Everyone inside is pretty high up there in age and yet they all have the minds of what seems to be a 6 year old. I usually don't go in, simply because from the moment you walk through the code locked door, you are put through uncomfortable situations.
And its hard to get past the thought of these poor people being my age at one time. These people had lives, families, hopes and dreams at one time and when you think about it that way, its a very depressing place to be! But you can't think that way when you go inside there. You just have to look at it for what it is and laugh!
So today Nana was doing exceptionally well! As we walked into the small room they call the cafeteria, Nana raised her little head and sees us. Not only does she recognize us, but she raises her little frail hand and waves. The nurses told us that minutes before we walked in, she was snapping and moving her shoulders to the music that was playing! :) We sit down next to her and Aunt Gloria starts to talk to her. A tall black woman, and a little old lady who starts her sentences like "I'll tell you rdns futnpe dnrnt cwotms scpyw!" She starts with words and ends them in gibberish! But she can snaps right out of it the second you tell her she isn't making any sense! Funniest thing you'll ever see! Anyway, those two ladies were sitting with us as we just spent some time with Nana.
Later on that day, when we took Nana to her room for her nap, I walked out in front of her to tell her good bye and Aunt Gloria asked Nana, "Do you know who that is?" and Nana looked at me and said "Shes beautiful.."
Now I'm not sure if she really even knew who I was.. but to know that she had some of it together today and looked at me and said what she said! It brought tears to my eyes! I miss Nana so much! And seeing her have it together today makes me remember who she really was and makes it so much harder to see her the way she is..
Even later that day we went down to the "Sane" wing and met a little old lady named.. lets just say "Joyce Smith". I'm not sure how old she was.. but she was really old. She was a sister at the South Kingdom hall when she had to move into the nursing home. Aunt Gloria had taken the time to cut out tons of different pictures of paradise out of the magazines and glue them all on a poster to hang in Joyces room, to give her something beautiful to look at and to look forward to.
So we met up with Joyce and showed her the poster and brought her to her room to hang it up! She was the cutest little thing I have ever seen! As we're hanging it up, she says to Aunt Gloria in a quite and slow tone as she tried to gather her words, "You are so good to me! You treat me so well!" in a sweet little accent! After its all hung up she looks at the poster and says (again trying to gather her words),
"Its so beautiful... Jehovah has not forgotten me.. I thought that after I had to quite going to meetings he was just gonna push me to the side and forget about me! But he hasn't at all! He makes sure I don't miss out on a thing!"
Joyce broke her leg a while ago and can't walk. She studies her magazines and visits with the brothers and sisters that come to see her.. and she has inspired me more than anyone can imagine! As she is talking I start to cry.. because this beautiful woman knows that Jehovah will not forget her and that she is not alone! She told us that she is looking forward to telling the nurses about the paradise on her poster.. and as we were wheeling her back to where we found her in the lobby, we saw she was holding a tract ready to give it to anyone who askes.
It was truly a life changing experience people.. As we were about to leave she says to my Aunt Gloria "I know I can't kiss you.. but I'm gonna blow you a kiss!"(snapshot) and she blows my Aunt Gloria a kiss.. Sweetest thing I have ever seen!
Jehovah never forgets. And he always looks for the best in us! He always looks at what we DO, rather than what we don't.. And its just one reason that I love Jehovah so so so much!
And I love Joyce! She is an amazing example to us all and I wish so badly that everyone could meet her! She truly is a special special woman who loves Jehovah and who I think Jehovah may be using to encourage not only me, but everyone she meets!
Lynz
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