I caught up with my old buddy Ralph Leibo on Super Bowl Sunday as we watched the Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers at his place with a few friends. As you can tell from the above picture, Ralph was in great spirits, despite having spent almost two weeks in hospital this past October. While there, he learned that he would have to make adjustments to his fiercely independent lifestyle upon his return home, mainly through the use of a wheelchair (for years, Ralph has at various times used a cane and then a walker to get around).
But in the 25 plus years I have known Ralph, there are two things I have noticed about him: his constant ability to rise above whatever challenges he may face, and also his absolutely uncanny ability to gather people around him for a helping hand. He mentioned that a support worker named Nardos looked in on him a few times after he got home. "She had a great professionalism and attitude, and her smile was always something I looked forward to seeing," Ralph told me. So good to hear, my friend. As I know from my own life, everything in the healthcare industry is now so mechanized, overscheduled, and computerized that it is now very rare to find anyone with the time to go the extra mile, let alone the desire.
So a big thank you goes out to Nardos. Ralph appreciates you, and so do all his friends!
So a big thank you goes out to Nardos. Ralph appreciates you, and so do all his friends!
All the best Ralph. And keep on smiling!
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