[Vnbiz] What is a "Hero/Heroine"? - was "14-year-old hero"

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear anh Shane, chi Tammy & CACC,

Thanks, Phuong, for sharing the news.  It is indeed good news that mom comes
home.  But that is only  the beginning of a long journey of rehabilitation.
For the last week, I have been by her bed day and night, to make sure that
everything is OK.  Nursing at home is not easy, but we prefer home over
nursing home.  We think she is better off with us at home.

I have always told people: "No experience you gain in life is wasted."  Now
I have got a chance to prove that I am correct.  The first job I had in the
US many years ago was orderly in a nursing home--the job of taking care of
old and sick folks the way you would take care one-year-old babies, except
that older folks are much heavier.  That job, though really tough for a
young immigrant in a new land, taught me to appreciate the loneliness of
older people and how to take care of them.  Other than feeding and daily
hygiene, some patients wanted me to talk to them or read the Bible for
them.  I used such opportunity to practice English, because I had to talk
and read very slowly, very loudly and very clearly for them to understand
me.

Now many years later, that nursing skill has its use again for mom.  So,
I've told you, no experience of yours will ever be lost!

But it is going to be a long hard road.  It is the road that will try our
patient.  And any wrong move could be severely damaging.  So we're hanging
tight, hanging tough.  And praying.

Thanks, brothers and sisters, for your support and prayers.

Hoanh

PS for anh Shane: My sister has just finished a master, not my daughter :-)


On 7/20/07, Tammy & Partners <tammyandpartners at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear chi Phuong, anh Hoanh,
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> We are so happy to know that your Mom is recovered. It takes her so long
> time in hospital, and surely does she miss home and her beloved children!
> You are really good son and daughter in law of hers, we are proud of you!
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> Wish your family al the best.
> Wish every member in our family a nice summer.
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> Tammy
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> Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
> Washington DC
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