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C&T Intergenerations Program at the Ring House

难忘的一天

12/11/2015

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这是我第三次去Ring House当志愿者。我走进大厅,一切都如往常一样,一样的人,一样的物。Ms. Deborah将我们带到了图书馆,里面很温暖,也很安静。一些老人坐在椅子上,读着他们喜欢的报纸,书,杂志。也许来的有些早,想学电脑的老人并不是太多,但志愿者比较多,所以一些志愿者会帮忙整理图书。当Ms. Deborah走进来,告诉我们有一位老人需要帮助,问谁想去?我告诉她我想去。
  因为图书馆比较热,所以我们来到大厅。因为天窗的缘故,大厅很亮。这位需要帮助的老人是一位女士,她的名字叫Ms. Rose(暂且叫她玫瑰女士) 。当我听到这个名字时,我猜她的父母肯定爱花, 或许她的父母希望她能像玫瑰一样美丽?
  玫瑰女士,就像她的名字一样,她喜欢花,喜欢粉颜色的花。她想看她家乡纽约Brownsville的花园,我为她在Google上找花卉的图片。她似乎很激动,给我说了一大堆,大概都是她童年时候的趣事。 她告诉我,她将和她的儿子去家乡,她会照照片给我们看。玫瑰女士看起来很开心。说实话我不知道她为什么想起童年的事时会这么开心,我不是很理解。
  当天晚上我打电话给我奶奶,问她好不好,并告诉她今天发生的事情,她告诉我人老了都会想小时候。我并不是太明白,也许老人与我们的想法不同吧?
  当我看到张老师发的微信以后,才知道她得了Alzheimer’s Disease。那是一种老年性痴呆病, 患者只记得年轻时候的事情。我恍然大悟,原来她之所以开心,是因为花让她想起了她小时候的事。记忆,当你失去了,才知道它是如此的珍贵。

​By Steven Jiaao Li
Edited by Xiaorong Zhang
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Photo and video by Xiaorong Zhang ​
1 Comment
Xiaorong Zhang
12/10/2015 10:29:18 pm

Steven, thanks for sharing your one of a kind experience with us. Love the questions you raised in your blog. You might not have the answers now, but you will when you grow up.

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