I'm in kind of a dilemma. At some points, I want to keep my distance from the residents and maintain a strictly professional relationship, however, there are those who are such wonderful people that I don't mind getting attached to. And of course there are those who I just genuinely like and those who I dislike, but I digress.
many of the residents here are on hospice care, meaning whatever they have will cause them to die within a certain time frame. Some of them who aren't total grumps are some of the kindest people here. There is one gentlemen in particular who is so sweet and kind, its hard not to absolutely love him. When you see him, he always smiles, and is very charming. Sometimes he will sing a little, sometimes he compliments everything about you. In other words, he is the most adorable old man in the universe. I always want to help him, and I feel happy seeing him when he's happy.
its a little upsetting to remember that there is no "getting better" for him. One of these days, I'll have to say goodbye to him.
no matter what happens though, I at least want him to always have a reason to smile, because he makes us all smile so much.
on the other hand, is it wrong to play favorites?
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