I was taking care of a resident last year that was so very precious to me. She had such a quick wit and very stubborn; but she was also very kind and dear. Every morning, I would go to her apartment and give her medicine. Ordinarily, administering medication takes only a few minutes. This was not the case with my little lady. There was always something I needed to help her with and I would wind up spending about a half hour in this resident’s room. We talked a lot and became good friends. She was extremely intelligent and well traveled. She enjoyed different cultures and literature.
About a week or so, before she passed away, I went into her room to do our morning routine and she told me that she had dreamt about me and it was very important that she mentions something to me. She said it was a quote from Hamlet and I better not forget it! She even shook her finger at me. It was that serious. The quote is:
“This above all; to thine own self be true.”
These were her last lucid words to me.
Within the past week I have seen this quote ... practically every where. So... I’ve replaced my profile picture with it. Maybe it is my darling little lady gently reminding me about what she said.
Changes are happening.
