I have a friend who just amazes me. We've been friends since we were both about 2 years old, eons ago, so we know pretty much about each other.
At least, I thought I did. Until I witnessed her at work. I recently went to visit her at her work, Autumn House at Powder Mill, on a business matter.
When I got there, she was on the phone, so I quietly waited and checked out her office. When she hung up the phone, we started to talk about our families, and she was telling me about her son's schedule, when the phone rang again. She was immediately taken out of "mom" mode, spoke with detail and complete confidence about one of the patients. She ended the call, picked right back up about her son's busy schedule, exactly where she left off, when the phone rang again.
Again, she turned into Nurse Rebecca and handled precisely the problem at hand. She hung up, picked right back up on David's many involvments and overlappings in school activities etc. A nurse walked in with something that needed immediate attention.
Again, Rebecca handled it, and got back to our discussion, which then launched into the reason for my visit.
Rebecca always received high marks in school, and was always outstanding at what she attempted, getting two degrees in her career. I guess her fiends just took it for granted that she was smart--we just didn't know that she is so adept at being able to shift gears without missing a beat.
But then again, when I look at her, and we're talking, she turns into "Becky" and she has an infectious giggle and is tons of fun. She is never boring, and is always involved in something.
Went down again yesterday for a quick stop to talk to her, which never happened. On the phone when I got there, just as she waved hi, the phone rang again, and her voice was announced over the loudspeaker for another call. Then people I assumed were nurses kept filing into her office, all the while she was on the phone, handling some kind of emergency. I quietly exited the office, having to almost trip over all the people, and figured I'd talk to her later.
When you're used to seeing someone in a certain light, and then you get to see the "another" side of them, such as their professional side, it can be so amazing. Rebecca certainly impresses me, and I've know her for a looooonnng time, not near as long as I've know Becky however. But I feel blessed to know both personnas.
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