A Powerful Life

Tuesday morning, October 29, 2013......a cold start to another beautiful fall day.  The colors are so pretty right now and Halloween is just a few days away.....BOO

I tallied up my Internship Hours and to my surprise, I find myself half done.  The time just flies by and each day I am playing I learn so much about myself, my weaknesses and my strengths.  I am so grateful for this job and the service I am providing.  The responses from the Patients, Staff and Families are amazing.

Yesterday was a day of extreme saddness and yet also one filled with so much promise and joy.  When I arrived to do my Intern Hours the Director stopped me in the Lobby and told me that my Lady's roommate had passed away earlier in the morning.  I will call her Miss G.  I was not surprised that she was gone.  When I left her the night before I knew she would go quickly.  Earlier that day she was actively dying so I spent most of my Intern Hours with her.  I played unfamiliar, non-rhythmic music for her.  Several times during my Session with her, different Residents would stop and wait at the door. Even those who don't communicate knew...they sensed her passing.  It was a beautiful thing to be part of.  I returned that evening to find her Family there.  They were with Hospice and I asked if they wanted me to come back.  They were so happy to have Music for Miss G, they went off to have a meeting together and I stayed and played for another hour.  Miss G only stirred one time, making a small noise when I played 3 Tunes she always asked me for over the 6 months I have been playing for her.....Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Jesus Loves Me and Amazing Grace.  I wanted to leave her with her favorite Tunes.  When I left,  Miss G was struggling for breath and my Lady was peacefully asleep.

Some might say how depressing that must have been.  I cannot explain how it is just the opposite.  It is sad.  Anytime someone leaves this Earth and their Family and Friends it is sad.  But there is also peace and wonder, as this person's energy and spirit continues on a journey that none of us know anything about.  Our hearing is the last to leave us in the transition to our new journey.  I know Miss G heard all the notes of my Harp and that her Spirit was renewed as she passed.

I decided to have a small remembrance ceremony for Miss G.   My way of healing myself and respecting her life.  I lit a small candle for her last night and let it burn down.  It allows me to let go of the saddness and smile at the wonderful, smart, kind and funny lady she was.  I will not enter her room with saddness again, only joy.

What a powerful life we all have...