turtle man.

today i got to thinking about

my favorite turtle man patient.

he was the sweetest old man. ever since i started working there five years ago

whenever he came into the office he had the biggest smile on his face

which is unusual since most people hate the doctors office. and he knew my name.

he loved us enough to invite the whole office to his ninetieth birthday party at his families house.

he was kind, active as in falling off the latter at 89 years old in trying to clean his gutters

and wise very "with it""

  i never got to ask him anything in particular before he passed away a few months ago.

i wish i had.

his obituary said that he was a world war II vet.

to live through that. what a life, what a story!

i wish i had the thought then to sit with him, with a pot of coffee and just listen.

but i was too busy with paperwork, school and everything to just...

 

 

 

when i should, we all should...

 

.... a little more.