Descriptive Essay On A Blind Man

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As a nurse, I have seen many touching moments. But none will compare to the one I just had. A blind man, Robert, was brought into the hospital a few days ago due to his failing health and he only wanted us to make one phone call; to a young couple he had known. This particular couple was peculiar in a way, when they received the call, they were distraught, despite no actual relation to the blind man. They hopped on the next available flight and arrived in Seattle in the wee hours of the morning. Once they arrived they were immediately brought in to see Robert, where I was tending to him. They both had the red strained eyes of people who had been crying and had gotten no sleep. Robert was sleeping but yet they insisted on remaining by his side so they would be there at the exact moment he …show more content…

This seemed strange to me so I asked him how his life had changed and he simply told me, “Robert, opened my eyes to his point of view and how he see the world.” I was completely taken aback. How could a blind man change how a regular man sees? At this point, I was intrigued and I told him that if he could wait half an hour I would be off my shift and would love to hear more. He agreed and went back and joined his wife and read her poem she had written and told her it was the most beautiful thing he had ever read. I then left to tend to my other patients while the wife talked to Robert, who was still asleep, about how he had changed her during their summer together and the husband sat holding her hand and comforting her. Upon the completion of my shift, I bought three coffees and took them to the husband and wife. I then sat with them and listened to the husband paint a picture of the night his life changed. “Robert asked me to draw with him a cathedral. As I drew, he followed along and kept reinforcing me that I was doing a great job. He eventually requested that I close my eyes and just draw, not to look, just draw what felt right. When I thought I was done, he told me

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