I was very inspired by a New Jersey man that I met one day in the waiting room of Johns Hopkins Hospital. I was there for a follow-up oncology appointment and he was there because his first 3 bone marrow transplants had failed. As a BMT patient myself, I was more than interested in what he had to say. As we chatted away, the thing that struck me most was his unwavering positive attitude. He swears it is what continues to get him through. Being a positive person myself, I couldn't agree with him more.
He was called for his appointment and I was called for mine, so I was never able to tell him just how much he had moved and inspired me. It would have made me happy to express my feelings to him and his wife who is also a very positive person. And who knows, it might have made him happy to hear that he had inspired me. So, in the future I've decided to be sure to express myself while in the moment. I am going to say what is in my heart even if it feels a little awkward or uncomfortable at first. In my humble opinion, the world doesn't do enough of that sort of thing.
