Thank you Claudia

One thing I have always found fascinating is how people come in and out of our lives all the time.  They stay for varying lengths of time and have varying impact on our lives.  I guess typically for most people parents are part of our lives the longest and have the greatest impact on our lives but after them, those who are part of outlives the longest do not always have the greatest impact.  Since both my parents died over the past few years, that leaves only my older sister Sue who has been part of my live for my whole life so far.  Some people can be a part of part lives for only a brief period but have a major impact.  One of those people for me was Claudia.  Claudia was my infusion nurse for two years.  Every 4 weeks I would go to get my Remicade infusion.  I came to look forward to these as many times I was starting to feel the inflammation in my joints. Since Claudia did the infusion I guess I came to associate her with making me feel better.  While the infusion took hours to complete we did not spend that time together.  She would have paper work to do and I would read or watch a DVD or just nap.  But I did get to know some things about her.  For example, I know she is one of those people (nuts) who hit the stores at 3 AM on Black Friday.  Well yesterday was an infusion day and it was the last that my doctor will use that particular company.  Due to a number of reasons my doctor has decided to do the infusions in house.  For some reason, I had a different infusion nurse yesterday and back in July.  Elizabeth and I did stop to see Claudia when I went for my colonoscopy as they were both in the same building.  I did not realize the last time I saw her would be the last time I would see her.

Thank you Claudia for two years of your kindness and dedication.  I hope all the best for you where ever life takes you.  I hope my new infusion nurse is as compassionate and as professional as you were.