I went to my doctor's office to get the flu shot. Why are there so many sick people in doctors' offices! I probably picked up a few new germs from all the coughing and hacking.
While I was there I was reading a local newspaper called Metro. Here are the headlines from the first two pages: COP CAR CRASH KILLS 2 and VGH(Vancouver General Hospital) SCORES PERFECT 10 WITH TRANSPLANT RECORD. Tears came to my eyes as I realized those two stories were related. Two young men in their twenties died as a result of a high speed crash with an RCMP car that was responding to a call about a suicidal woman. In the second story, surgeons performed a record-breaking 10 organ transplants in a 24 hour period. The hospital, of course, can't reveal who the donors of the organs were, but I think one quote from the story clinched it for me: "... the hospital was pressed for time because organs from the two donors could only be stored for a few hours." So, there was grief and sadness for two
families and happiness and relief for ten families. Too bad the happiness depended on someone else's grief.
I passed my "drug test" with a very good score. I begin my first shift at the London Drugs store this afternoon. Where else could I get a job in which I could chat with people all day about something I like and get paid for it? And only a block from my apartment! Whoopee!
My darling daughter and her handsome husband return from their holiday tomorrow. Yeah!
One of my nieces is moving into a new house in the Courtney area of Vancouver Island and starting a new job. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are helping her get unpacked. All the best in the new house!
Here it is, a new month already! How time flies! Don't forget to turn your clocks back tomorrow night. We gain an hour. What will you do with yours?
Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending. ~Author Unknown
While I was there I was reading a local newspaper called Metro. Here are the headlines from the first two pages: COP CAR CRASH KILLS 2 and VGH(Vancouver General Hospital) SCORES PERFECT 10 WITH TRANSPLANT RECORD. Tears came to my eyes as I realized those two stories were related. Two young men in their twenties died as a result of a high speed crash with an RCMP car that was responding to a call about a suicidal woman. In the second story, surgeons performed a record-breaking 10 organ transplants in a 24 hour period. The hospital, of course, can't reveal who the donors of the organs were, but I think one quote from the story clinched it for me: "... the hospital was pressed for time because organs from the two donors could only be stored for a few hours." So, there was grief and sadness for two
families and happiness and relief for ten families. Too bad the happiness depended on someone else's grief.
I passed my "drug test" with a very good score. I begin my first shift at the London Drugs store this afternoon. Where else could I get a job in which I could chat with people all day about something I like and get paid for it? And only a block from my apartment! Whoopee!
My darling daughter and her handsome husband return from their holiday tomorrow. Yeah!
One of my nieces is moving into a new house in the Courtney area of Vancouver Island and starting a new job. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are helping her get unpacked. All the best in the new house!
Here it is, a new month already! How time flies! Don't forget to turn your clocks back tomorrow night. We gain an hour. What will you do with yours?
Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending. ~Author Unknown
