Beth Who Knows Lutcher

My partner and I attended St. James again this week for service. This time when visiting patients, it was different. We walked into St. James and continued to help them play bingo again. After Bingo we were able to chat with the patients even more than last time. The environment seemed more lively than the last time we went. The patients seemed happier and more excited to see us there again. They even tried talking to us a little more. Every person there wanted to feel like they were important. Mia and I tried are best to make every patient there feel that way.

During this visit I got to talk to Mrs. Beth. She had grey hair and blue eyes. I could see the happiness in her eyes when I approached her. We got to chatting for a while with just normal conversation. It was the occasional “Hey what’s your name?” After a while we got deeper and deeper. We made a connection. She was from Louisiana and knew the area pretty well. My grandparents were from Lutcher, Louisiana and Mrs. Beth said that she had family there. I was shocked that she even knew where it was. We bonded over conversation between her past and my grandparents as well. When I was about to leave Mrs. Beth looked at me and said, “please don’t leave, I am enjoying your company.” I almost had tears in my eyes because of how pure she was. She reminded me of my grandmother and gave me a sense of home. I haven’t been home in a while, and she was there to comfort me.