Guest guest Posted December 2, 2000 Report Share Posted December 2, 2000 Take a moment to read this story. It will truly touch your heart. >Get the Kleenex... >From: " Hersek " <cybertme@...> >petencalie@..., ALCookerly83@..., cyberajv@..., >avermiglio@..., Barb.Canale@..., bsryder@..., >BGrisolia@..., WWinniford@..., poolmandancan@..., >clane023@..., cnmjarrell@..., katdaniel1@..., DSEnoch@..., >DEBBIEgotz2@..., edithmcampbell@..., baderhead@..., >ginaholcomb@..., gtwemett@..., IUrey@..., >janis_gaudy@..., JTJarrell@..., JONASCAR24@..., >kawerth@..., Kim.Enoch@..., apd302@..., >lhlvn@..., hersek@..., mcbain87@..., >MerrilySpa@..., mike.hersek@..., mlhersek@..., >mlritch@..., hersekpd@..., pdh81@..., >motoheed@..., mcbean40@..., Peace2u000@..., >cybersmv@..., SHJARRELL@..., ssstur@..., elmsrm@..., >scc81@..., tmhersek@..., todb@..., >gasturbine@..., twosbon@..., ortizws@..., >yvonnehibbing@... >Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 22:36:37 -0800 > >Take a moment to read this story. It will truly touch your heart. Get the >Kleenex... > >______________________________ > > >TOUCHING TALE > >Her name was Mrs. . As she stood in front of her 5th grade >class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like >most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all >the same. But that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped >in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. > >Mrs. had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he >didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and >that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to >the point where Mrs. would actually take delight in marking his >papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big " F " at >the top of his papers. > >At the school where Mrs. taught, she was required to review >each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when >she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise. Teddy's first grade >teacher wrote: " Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his >work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around. " His second >grade teacher wrote: " Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his >classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness >and life at home must be a struggle. " His third grade teacher wrote: " His >mother's death had been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his >father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if >some steps aren't taken. " Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote: " Teddy is >withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many >friends and he sometimes >sleeps in class. " > >By now, Mrs. realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. >She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, >wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His >present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a >grocery bag. Mrs. took pains to open >it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to >laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, >and a bottle that was one quarter-full of perfume. But she stifled the >children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting >it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. > >Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, " Mrs. >, today you smelled just like my Mother used to. " After the >children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very >day, she quit teaching reading, and writing, and arithmetic. Instead, >she began to teach children. Mrs. paid particular attention to >Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she >encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, >Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her >lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of the > " teacher's pets. " > >A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that >she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. Six years >went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had >finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best >teacher he ever had in his whole life. Four years after that, she got >another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd >stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate >from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. that she >was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had in his whole life. > >Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he >explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a >little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and >favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer--the >letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD. > >The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another letter that >spring. Teddy said he'd met this girl and was going to be married. He >explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was >wondering if Mrs. might agree to sit in the place at the wedding >that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom. Of course, Mrs. > did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, >the one with several rhinestones missing. And she made sure she was >wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last >Christmas together. They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in >Mrs. 's ear, " Thank you, Mrs. for believing in me. Thank >you so much for making me feel important and >showing me that I could make a difference. " Mrs. , with tears >in her eyes, whispered back. She said, " Teddy, you have it all wrong. You >were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know >how to teach until I met you. " > ________________________________________________________________________________\ _____ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Dear Dora, I am so proud of your hospital staff an dnursing and social worker/service departments and all employees who helped to arrange to change biz as usual for one day so that this dying woman' wish could be granted. I would have commented earlier but I have tried to watch the video three times but my work computer keeps cutting out in the middle of the download. I have seen only a few frames of it. I have not had time at home because I am working my hours and my admin hours and also the hours of my part-time night instructor because he is on vacation. I sneak a peak at emails and such in between breaks when I can but still this was unable to fully download each time. So many questions about her cancer, how long? what did she look like before and what kind of work did she do (who is she?was she?), how did she acquire this cancer? A very sad circumstance and yet a beautiful day for the couple. This may not be pharmacy, but it is HEALTH CARE and more importantly TEAMWORK. Thank you for sharing, Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS F/O > > Hi All- > This article has nothing to do with pharmacy, but its a great example > of people working together across departmental and organizational > boundaries---thinking " outside of the box " and going above and beyond > the call of duty. (Its also my hospital) > http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_060608WAB_dying_woman_wish_L > J.62e17b4.html > > http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=252543 > > Dora > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'm still shaking. This morning I was at the mall with the boys and another mom approached me and asked about the helmet. She asked me to look at her daughter's head. The baby, 10 mo old, has down syndrome, tort not yet resolved and very bad plagio, I think. Same story, her ped has been telling her not to worry about it. I gave her all the info I could think of and my number. That made my day. , Tampa, Fl , 21 mo or 18 adj, mild plagio, starband since 14 july Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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