Kindness Always Make You Feel Better

It was a beautiful morning I was alighting from the train at Euston station and walking towards Great Ormond Hospital for children where I was working as a pharmacy technician. As I approached the exit of the station, all of a sudden, I fell down and hit the concrete floor really had. When I came around I was literally carried away by three girls to a seat outside the station and asked me how I was. I said I was okay, and the girls told me to have a good rest and that when I recovered completely I could go where ever I wanted to go. I thanked them and wondered what had happened. A few minutes later I felt that my right arm below the elbow was wet. As I was wearing a waterproof Jacket I couldn’t see anything, so I put my left hand into my right sleeve of my shirt and felt some warm liquid. When I took my hand out, I saw a lot of Blood.

Then I knew that it was something serious but I didn’t feel any pain. So instead of going to work, I made my way to the University hospital which was about five minutes’ walk from the station. I reported in at the reception in A&E when a nurse took me into a room and examined my hand. She told me to wait outside the reception and said I would be the fourth person to be called. So, I sat down and waited for my turn. In the meantime, I also phoned (my) work and explained my situation. They told me to take it easy and let them know all about my situation. I was supposed to be the fourth person to be seen by the nurse but another three people join the queue. Then I saw an elderly gentleman came from the reception and join with us he was supposed to be the eight persons to be seen by the doctor or nurse.

I was looking at the time – it was quarter to ten two people had already been to see the nurse, so I knew my turn would be quite soon. I noticed the elderly gentleman was very impatient and kept looking at his watch worriedly; I felt sorry for him. When the nurse called my name, I asked her to see the gentleman in front of me. . . The nurse told me that in this case that I would have to take the gentleman’s place in the queue, waiting for another four people to go before me. She said that if I agreed she would see him now. So, I agreed the nurse called the gentleman in and took him inside their room for treatment. After few minutes, the elderly gentleman came out and thanked me for my generosity.

I politely asked him why was he in a hurry. He said he was going to see his wife at Tooting care home and to have lunch with her, she was 83 years old. He also hadn't been late or missed any day for the past three years even though she couldn’t recognize him as her husband as she was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. I was very pleased I was able to help somebody and I blessed him whole heartily and urge him to go and see his wife. He is certainly an inspiration. Bless you, all.