A Very Good Evening

Sam had a great night tonight. It seems that just when my spirits are flagging, Sam manages to come through with a smile or a statement that reveals a deep level of understanding and it keeps me going for another few days. When I arrived to visit Sam tonight, I spotted her immediately in the hallway as I stepped off the elevator and I waved to her from a distance. Right away you could see her recognizing me and she smiled, waved and yelled out "over here Marcie" and then I could tell she was starting to get emotional. When I reached her, she put her arms all around me and we kissed and she told me how much she had missed me. It was a wonderful welcome. When we went into her room I saw that she had received some mail from her friend Lisa and so I looked at the envelope, but it had already been opened. I asked Sam about it and she said she had looked at it already...which was a nice statement from her because it showed me that her short-term memory was working. I looked around and found the card on the bulletin board and pulled it down to read. There was also a long 3 page letter inside the card. When I asked Sam what the letter was about, Sam replied "I don't know what the hell that is" (sorry Lisa)- but we both started laughing, because it was a really long letter and it would be really hard for Sam to take-in and read all at once. I had Sam read the card out loud to me and then I read highlights from Lisa's letter which she enjoyed. Also as we were sitting in her room, emergency folk walked by with someone in their stretcher and Sam asked me if I could close the door so we could have some privacy. I also think she is just tired of seeing the people in stretchers rolling by her door and it makes her sad...it would make anyone sad. Therefore I appreciated the request which was truly an acknowledgment of her surroundings. A little bit later, Sam who had been in an amorous mood all night, asked me if I found her attractive. "Absolutely" was my immediate response... I have always found Sam attractive ever since we first laid eyes on each other 15 years ago. Sam was pleased with my answer as we then hugged each other and kissed each other rather passionately, before saying goodnight.