Joyce, Jeanie and everyone here,
I learned something a very long time ago. If you or someone else looks out
of a window then it is what they see that can make a big difference in
their lives. I wrote this story a very long time ago and i always
remembered it. It wasn't necessarily what this person would see but it was
something that was explained to make "someone" happy for what they were
able to "see"
Now over the years that followed i have seen this plagiarized and it really
hurt me, but i assure you that i am it's original author. There are many
details in it that i personally went through.
The Window
There were two men in the cancer ward of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York
City. They were in Ward KCC-6 North, which was at that time the cancer ward
at that hospital. Both of these men were suffering from the end stages of
Leukemia. They were there basically to die. One of these men had his bed
right next to the only window in the room. The other one was across the
room and had no access to the window. The man by the window would always
tell the other man how beautiful it was looking out of that window, and let
him know what was happening outside. He would talk about the beautiful
skies, and how all of the little children were playing in Central Park. He
would tell about the green grass and the people who were having a picnic,
and the dogs that were running around, as well as the ice cream truck with
the man selling ice cream pops to the little children, and the hot dog
vendor also selling hot dogs with mustard and sour kraut. He would tell the
other man that he would be able to see all of this for himself once he was
healed. This went on for about two weeks, and one morning the nurse came
into the room as she usually did, and presented these two men with their
sponge baths. She first went over to the man who was by the window to find
that he had passed away in his sleep. She then covered him up and left the
room for a couple of minutes. When she returned, there was a doctor with
her. This was a fairly new young doctor who would pronounce the man dead,
and at that particular time, 8:40 a.m. even though he had obviously passed
away some time during the night. The other man across the room with tears
running down his cheeks became quite depressed at seeing his roommate
wheeled out of the room, declared dead. He thought about how this man would
always try to make him happy with him describing all of the nice things he
was able to see outside. Later on that day the nurse returned and made up
the bed in the room that was now unoccupied. The man in the other bed asked
if by any chance he would be able to be put by the window. The nurse was a
very kind and compassionate woman besides being a very competent nurse, and
she wheeled him over. Although this man was unable to prop himself up to
see the outside because he had recently had his Spleen surgically removed,
he tried but finding it was just impossible. The next day came, and he
again tried and although he was in a great deal of pain he managed to very
slowly prop himself up and peer out of that most appealing window. He was
absolutely shocked at what he was able to see, or to put it another way,
what he was unable to see. There was nothing there but a brick wall! He
wondered why that man would always tell him about what a beautiful world it
was out there when in fact there was nothing but that brick wall. At about
that time the nurse came in with his sponge bath. He immediately without
any reservation asked her why the man would always tell him about what was
happening outside when in fact he wasn't able to see anything. The nurse
then told him that he was correct. The man who had been by that window was
in fact not able to see anything because he was blind.
The man then realized that the other man was trying to make him feel good,
and try to become well once again. And, as it turned out that other man did
in fact return to health but not until he was able to receive a Bone Marrow
Transplant. There was a donor found, his sister, and although he had to
live in a plastic bubble for many months without having a window in it he
would also be able to see all of those wonderful things that this world has
to offer. In effect the man who passed away prepared the other man so that
he would be able to tolerate something that no one could ever imagine
happening to anyone. I know all about this story because I was that other
man, and without this blind mans’ help I would have never been able to
really “see” what the other man saw, even though he was totally blind. I
gladly wrote this story to be able to make others understand that there is
hope even though you cannot see any hope. There is something to be learned
by all of this, and that is to never give up hope. Most of us are blind to
this fact, and we can only see what we want to see. Sometimes it takes
someone that can really see what is out there even though he is blind. Or
was he?
Authors note:
I wrote this story on May 21, 1990, which I consider my second birth date,
because that was exactly one year after my Bone Marrow Transplant. My
actual birth date was on May 21, 1944. It is my wish that whoever reads
this will take comfort in the fact that there is a beautiful world out
there, and they must have hope in order to really be able to ”see” it.
*Martin Gartenberg*.
On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 6:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing with the cml
> warriors.
> ---- Joyce Mesnarich <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thank you Marty. Beautiful pictures and thoughts that we should all
> keep in our minds daily.
> > Joyce in Southern IL
> >
> >
> > > On Sep 3, 2017, at 6:58 AM, 'Jeanie' via CMLHope <
> [email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Very touching. Love ya!
> > >
> > > My Motto:
> > > Faith and Pills
> > > With Love
> > > 🐠18's
> > > Dx 1/2004 CML Leukemia
> > > Started Gleevec 2/2004
> > > Started Tasigna 9/2009
> > > Started Sprycel 11/2009
> > > Started Ponatinib 1/2015
> > > Doctor Balducci Moffitt Cancer Center
> > >
> > > On Sep 2, 2017, at 8:34 PM, Marty Gartenberg <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Every once in a while i run into something like this. Believe me this
> is beautiful enjoy it...
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