26 Days.

We are getting closer. Like less than a month! It's wild! I absolutely cannot wait for this new adventure that i am about to embark on. I am so thrilled, nervous, excited and at the same time i am absolutely freaking out. 

Yesterday at work. Was a rather hectic day. But i was reminded in a round about way, what life is all about and why i do what i do. We had this patient that i fell in love the minute i met her. Yesterday she was telling me her life story. She was married for 51 years until her late husband passed. Not too long after she met her current husband, who she has been with 6 months. She told me she has never been more in love, she's never been happier, and he treats her like a princess. As she tells me all this i couldn't help but cry in how much she loves this man. Not long after this i had gotten her up in a chair and took her out to the living room, she tells me to move her closer to her hubby so she can look at him and hold his hand. Later on in the day as i get her back into bed, her hubby was leaving the room, and she called him her one true love. Right before i left her room i told her that we see a lot of patients here but only certain ones do we keep in our hearts. And she is one of them. And we both started crying. This is why i do what i do. These are the moments i live for at work. So, live your life to fullest, do what you love, have fun, laugh lots and spend it with those you love. Because you never know when they will be taken away from you. And do what you wan't for you. Who cares what everyone else thinks. Life can surprise you sometimes. I don't care how old you are. 15, 29, 46, 78, or 100; There is someone out there for everyone. I know i am being rather sappy and sentimental. But this really affected me. The rest of the day, and today i thought about her and all of it. 

Well, moving on. Tomorrow marks 25 days. That is insane! i cannot wait! 

Love you all. 

Allegra 

"Find a partner Who encourages you to grow, who won't cling to you, who will let you go out into the world, and trust that you will come back."