The reasons our light shines brighter:
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I walked into a room and an older man was sitting by himself. We immediately started chatting and he told me he was a 95 year old war veteran who didn’t have anyone to visit him. I sat and talked with him for a while and he told me stories about the war and things he had seen. It was clear he had experienced many hardships in life but he had such a beautiful soul. We talked until his lunch arrived and when I went to leave, he told me, “What you do is simply irreplaceable.” No other words were necessary. I could feel the love and gratitude radiating from this man in a way I have never experienced before. He will forever be one of the ones I will never forget.
Devin, Founder, Las Vegas
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When I entered the room, there was a man on Facetime and a young man in the hospital bed. I came to find out that it was the young man’s dad and his mother was on Facetime. The young man had special needs and saw that I had reading glasses available on my cart. He did not need glasses but he said they looked cool so I told him to try some on. We sat there giggling about how the prescriptions were blurry and how things ‘looked funny’ when he had them on. We tried on different prescriptions and all sat there laughing at the joy these simple glasses brought the young man. We finally finished up and I gave him a pair to keep so he could get a kick out of it whenever he wanted. The mother then said on Facetime that he hadn’t laughed like that in years and thanked me for bringing him a little bit of joy. It really is the small things that matter sometimes.
Devin, Founder, Las Vegas
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I started my rounds as I saw a patient being wheeled away and as she saw me pass, I heard her tell the nurse that she was upset that she was missing her chance to get some playing cards. I didn't get the chance to speak with her so she did not know that I heard her request. I asked the nurse for her room number and I went and left the playing cards on her bed so she would see them when she returned. When I came back the next week, the patient was gone but she had written me a note thanking me for the cards. Turns out, she had just received unfortunate news but the small gesture of leaving the cards she was hoping for was enough to turn her day around and she wanted to thank me. The nurses told me that seeing the cards even made her cry. It really is amazing to see how such small gestures can mean so much to people.
Devin, Founder, Las Vegas