How Lucky We Are

There are days when it seems that maybe, just maybe I am supposed to learn a deeper lesson.....
The day started with seeing a 3 year old girl with encephalopathy who is in a persistent vegetative state. She is a little girl who had seizures through the entire appointment, is fed through a tube in her stomach, does not open her eyes and has incredibly low tone (she is what we call "floppy"). For some reason this case had me feeling as though I needed to go sit in a dark room and cry afterwards. I hurt for the family....but also admired them so much. Having a child who is completely dependent for everything.....ugh, my heart hurt.
This afternoon I had a 24-year-old young man with spastic athetoid tetraplegic cerebral palsy. Basically this means that all 4 extremities are involved and he has uncontrollable movements of his legs and arms, such that he has to be strapped into his power chair. He is the type of person that in public if excited or stressed his body will move out of control....even today as he told me about his love of politics he would writhe in his chair to the point of nearly falling out, yes, despite being strapped in. Yet....this guy has such a great attitude and is so FULL of life.....
And finally my day ended with my little 9-year-old boy who had a stroke and is trying to learn to live with a left hand and leg that just won't work.
I can leave work today blessed to walk to my car and go to my home.....whether I am alone or with family.....I am still me and I am so lucky to spend time with the people I do at work....they never fail to teach me.