Hi Marcie, Glad that you found my story interesting. I live in Boynton Beach about 90 miles north of Miami.
18's, Marty On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 9:21 PM, 'Marcie Goodman' via CMLHope < [email protected]> wrote: > Marty, > > Such a beautiful story which brought me to tears. Thanks, as always, for > sharing. By the way, you aren't in Miami now are you? > > Marcie > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 7, 2017, at 9:11 PM, Marty Gartenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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... >> > >> >> > >> FABULOUS VIDEO OF THE YEAR ! IT'S JUST WONDERFUL ! SHORT AND TO THE >> POINT! >> > >> >> > >> Outstanding Photography . . . 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