I will come back for lunch…

Elizabeth is a 26 year old Nurse living in the UK. At the healthcare facility where she works there is one particular patient who she eats lunch with everyday. “The only problem is she’s always afraid I won’t come back. That I will forget her. That’s why I decided to give her this Promise Card” Elizabeth said….

Her gesture was important for a couple reasons: Firstly, she believes the small moments of comfort she provides patients truly makes a difference in the quality of their lives. And secondly, the elderly woman waiting to have lunch with her suffers from dementia. When Elizabeth arrived at lunch the next day, the woman was holding the Promise Card in her hand. She looked up with a familiar smile and said: “you remembered…”

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