At the hospital, we meet numerous patients with varied conditions every day. A few make a lasting impression, which happens only once in a while.
Recently, we cared for Mr S, who touched our hearts, leaving us a memory that we will cherish for a long time to come. It brought to mind a song from long ago, which opens with the lyrics: "Persons are gifts of God to me, that all come wrapped so differently. Some so tightly, others so loosely, but wrappings are not the gifts."
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