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The Hero in You
- By Rejoyce Wilson-Herbert
- Published 12/13/2010
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Rejoyce Wilson-Herbert
Rejoyce Wilson-Herbert is the founder of National Information Resource Services (NIRS), an organization committed to educating people on the home care industry. Currently residing in Newport Coast, CA, Rejoyce is the General Manager of MemorialCare Home Caregivers. She is also a nationally recognized advocate for the elderly
and is one of the most highly-sought after speakers in her field. She is a proud mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and continues to work hard and help people realize their own goals.
We all love heroes. We love heroes so much that we make up stories
about them. I believe that Whitney Houston sings it best to us, “The Hero Lies In
You.” Each one of us at some point in our life has done a heroic deed.
One of the definitions of a hero in the Webster's online dictionary is: (a) the principal character in a literary or dramatic work, (b) the central figure in an event, period, or movement. Webster also defines a hero as an idol or an object of extreme admiration.
Can you recall some of the heroic events that you were involved in? Do you know someone that you would label a hero?
I know many heroes. The men and women in our armed forces are real people who have accomplished extraordinary feats and saved the lives of many people. Parents who stood up against great foes to save their children from harm and danger. Children who have denied themselves the comforts of life to ensure the safety and well being of an aging parent. Friends who protect each other and give the gift of honesty when it is needed.
In today's world there are many unsung heroes. The reason is that we spend so much time looking for heroes that fly through the air wearing a cape that we miss the heroic actions of real people. The surgeon who replaces a heart for someone who might otherwise die, the doctor who detects cancer in someones body early enough to save their life, and the grandmother who takes care of her grandchildren when their parent's can't or won't ... these are all heroes.
My father is a hero; he refused to accept defeat when his lost his right leg as a young man. He went on to become a successful man with successful children. He is my #1 hero and today I would like to recognize the latest additions to my list of heroes.
With more that forty years of experience in the health care field I have met thousands and thousands of people; everyone from millionaires to people who lived on the streets with a shopping cart. The one common factor, regardless of a person's status in life, is that all people have the ability to love someone. I also noticed that most people care about their elderly parents.
I met the latest addition to my list of heroes when I arrived at a residence to meet the elderly mother of a woman whom I have always admired. She is beautiful, intelligent, and a strong leader in the healthcare industry. She has many years experience has a registered nurse, having worked her way up the ladder from a clinical registered nurse to become the Executive Director of Clinical Resource Management and Social Services at a prominent Southern California hospital. Her professionalism and her ability to relate to patients as well as to staff members always reminds me to watch and learn.
My visit to my to my latest hero’s mother’s home was the first time that we met outside of our work enviourment. When I entered the home of the potential client (I will call her Mrs. Smith) I immediately felt the love between mother and daughter. The respect and patience exhibited by my latest hero towards her aging mother brought tears to my eyes. This was a daughter who truly wanted the very best for her elderly mother, a daughter who made a promise to keep her mother in her home until the end of her days, who now had the task of getting her mother to understand the concerns for her safety and well being when her mother is home alone.
Not wanting her mother to feel as though her independence and dignity were being taken away, my latest hero moved slowly and cautiously as she explained the process of hiring a care attendant. With the most loving, tender words, my latest hero sat at the foot of her mother’s recliner and slowly explained to her to reason for my visit. At the end of the explanation, her mother stated that she thought that everything her daughter had said to her was a good idea but she wanted to think about it for a little while. Having being part of this exact scenario thousands of times before, I waited for my latest hero to make the change from compassionate caring soft spoken daughter to a frustrated angry person.
My latest hero just smile and said, "Okay mom, we can talk about it later." Mrs. Smith's daughter's love for her mother was so strong that her own feelings did not stir anger or selfishness. This love is the unconditional love that we all would like to enjoy with our family and friends.This wonderful woman is now on my list of heroes.
So I ask you again, do you know a hero? Is there a hero inside of you waiting for the opportunity to come out?
It's time to recognize the hero in you. The holiday season is ripe with opportunities to become heroes. Share your abundance, show others that you care, and make this holiday season be the time when you show the hero that is in you.
HAPPY HOLIDYS TO YOU ALL.
One of the definitions of a hero in the Webster's online dictionary is: (a) the principal character in a literary or dramatic work, (b) the central figure in an event, period, or movement. Webster also defines a hero as an idol or an object of extreme admiration.
Can you recall some of the heroic events that you were involved in? Do you know someone that you would label a hero?
I know many heroes. The men and women in our armed forces are real people who have accomplished extraordinary feats and saved the lives of many people. Parents who stood up against great foes to save their children from harm and danger. Children who have denied themselves the comforts of life to ensure the safety and well being of an aging parent. Friends who protect each other and give the gift of honesty when it is needed.
In today's world there are many unsung heroes. The reason is that we spend so much time looking for heroes that fly through the air wearing a cape that we miss the heroic actions of real people. The surgeon who replaces a heart for someone who might otherwise die, the doctor who detects cancer in someones body early enough to save their life, and the grandmother who takes care of her grandchildren when their parent's can't or won't ... these are all heroes.
My father is a hero; he refused to accept defeat when his lost his right leg as a young man. He went on to become a successful man with successful children. He is my #1 hero and today I would like to recognize the latest additions to my list of heroes.
With more that forty years of experience in the health care field I have met thousands and thousands of people; everyone from millionaires to people who lived on the streets with a shopping cart. The one common factor, regardless of a person's status in life, is that all people have the ability to love someone. I also noticed that most people care about their elderly parents.
I met the latest addition to my list of heroes when I arrived at a residence to meet the elderly mother of a woman whom I have always admired. She is beautiful, intelligent, and a strong leader in the healthcare industry. She has many years experience has a registered nurse, having worked her way up the ladder from a clinical registered nurse to become the Executive Director of Clinical Resource Management and Social Services at a prominent Southern California hospital. Her professionalism and her ability to relate to patients as well as to staff members always reminds me to watch and learn.
My visit to my to my latest hero’s mother’s home was the first time that we met outside of our work enviourment. When I entered the home of the potential client (I will call her Mrs. Smith) I immediately felt the love between mother and daughter. The respect and patience exhibited by my latest hero towards her aging mother brought tears to my eyes. This was a daughter who truly wanted the very best for her elderly mother, a daughter who made a promise to keep her mother in her home until the end of her days, who now had the task of getting her mother to understand the concerns for her safety and well being when her mother is home alone.
Not wanting her mother to feel as though her independence and dignity were being taken away, my latest hero moved slowly and cautiously as she explained the process of hiring a care attendant. With the most loving, tender words, my latest hero sat at the foot of her mother’s recliner and slowly explained to her to reason for my visit. At the end of the explanation, her mother stated that she thought that everything her daughter had said to her was a good idea but she wanted to think about it for a little while. Having being part of this exact scenario thousands of times before, I waited for my latest hero to make the change from compassionate caring soft spoken daughter to a frustrated angry person.
My latest hero just smile and said, "Okay mom, we can talk about it later." Mrs. Smith's daughter's love for her mother was so strong that her own feelings did not stir anger or selfishness. This love is the unconditional love that we all would like to enjoy with our family and friends.This wonderful woman is now on my list of heroes.
So I ask you again, do you know a hero? Is there a hero inside of you waiting for the opportunity to come out?
It's time to recognize the hero in you. The holiday season is ripe with opportunities to become heroes. Share your abundance, show others that you care, and make this holiday season be the time when you show the hero that is in you.
HAPPY HOLIDYS TO YOU ALL.
