Wednesday, December 23, 2009

A teenager with true Christmas spirit

Today at work I had a patient who was a fifteen year old hispanic male. As we were waiting in between dilation drops I asked him if he was excited about Christmas. He said, "Oh, yes. I bought presents for all my sisters and my family. But I told my Mom and everyone not to buy anything for me. We don't have a lot and I want to make sure everyone gets something for Christmas this year."
His response tore my heart out and I wanted to start bawling right there. Not only is this boy so generous, he broke his glasses two weeks ago and has been walking around blind. And here I was being ba hum bug about the holiday season and he was being so self less and mindful of his family's happiness on Christmas day.
Sniff.

10 comments:

  1. That makes me teary too! What a sweet boy.

    Merry Christmas Anita!

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  2. What a lovely child and a heartwarming story. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!

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  3. That's a great example of why I love working with kids. They really, really get it!

    Have a fabulous Christmas :)

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  4. I'm with Jemi - high school kids can be so great! I love them. :)

    Merry Christmas (and no more bah-hum-bugs) ;-)

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  5. As the mother of two teens I can certainly tell you that selfless and teenager are an oxymoron. The fact that you met one who puts the people he loves first, is a wonderful blessing. I hope this holiday season brings good things for him. Also merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you.

    Best

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  6. I have an award waiting for you at my blog! :-)

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  7. Thats touching.
    In fact there are some who silently do their bit without any complaint.

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