Ken was a popular patient in the hospital. He learned everyone's name and called them by name. He was kind and gracious to all.
When he was admitted from the emergency room, they put him in a temporary room until a room on the surgical floor could be prepared. When he finally got to his room in the West wing, his nurse told us that when they called from the temporary room and told her she had another patient, she explained that she was already full. The temporary nurse said, "He is really nice and really sweet. If you don't want to do it, I will come up and do it." That sold her.
On the next day, Jessie was assigned to be his nurse. She seemed drawn to Ken. She stayed that afternoon and chatted, telling a story of how she had bonded with an indigent, homeless patient. Her story was interrupted by a pressing need, but as she left, Ken told her he was impressed with her caring and told her she was very Christ-like. Tears sprang to her eyes. It obviously touched her very much. She promised she would come back and finish her story. That was on Sunday. She didn't make it back until Tuesday night after her 12-hour shift. She came in and sat down and finished telling us her touching story and visited for a long time. She was obviously enjoying being with us. Ken is not afraid to compliment and use uplifting words. She confessed that she had gone through rocky times recently, but that she was trying to make her way back to God. She thanked us profusely for helping her feel the spirit. It was a sweet conversation.
Even when not feeling his best, Ken is kind and caring. He uses words to uplift and help people. He's a pretty good guy.
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