I've worked with a woman in the CS department at St Johns Regional in Joplin, MO for quite some time now but its not like a constant communication thing. I know that two Thanksgivings ago she got a 20 lb turkey because her whole family was joining them for Thanksgiving. I know her daughter wore a purple dress to her prom three years ago. I know that they just added a Starbucks down the road from the hospital (in a city that literally had NOTHING good to offer :)) about three years ago and my contact likes to get iced mochas from there for a treat. They don't use our product, at least, they didn't, as often as I was back to try to get her to switch. She just was someone that I connected with and we became that occasional friend that we could chat and we could share. I once spent about 2 days there on-site going through their department so I got to know a few of the ladies in the Central Sterile Department.
I just glanced the return address on an e-mail from this woman from about a year ago and I thought of her and St Johns and Joplin and just thought I'd pull up their website to see what was new.... this is what I got with a link.
It made me think - I wonder if things will ever be the same for Joplin and for St Johns? I wonder if they'll rebuild bigger and better and, if so, how long will it take them. I wonder what their Fridays are like now for those who have found some way to remain near their home - and I wonder how many have just left and moved on. It makes me wonder what I would do if in the same situation.
Just a little something to make you value your horrendously long and exhausting week and your even more valuable normal Friday and delicious weekend! Savor all the exhaustion, the helter-skelter and drudgery of what could have been a week of just sheer survival.
I'm praying for all those people who are trying to still find families - and life - in Joplin, MO!
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I know what you mean...Johnathan has family there...scary stuff :(
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