Hope

I wish I could record people’s reactions when I enter a room.

My mom tells me that oftentimes patients and staff members will stop what they are doing and smile in my direction.

Usually the smile leads to a pet or a belly rub which leads to a conversation. It is like a chain reaction of fun!

Sometimes, however, patients cry.

At first that made me nervous as I thought I was doing a bad job by making patients cry. Maybe I needed to brush up on some of my pet therapy skills!

But as I helped to wipe away the tears I learned that the tears were a good sign as they were a release of pain and suffering.

As one patient told me while she was sobbing, I was a sign of “hope for a better day.”