Its so heart warming to see the very person you see and help, to be able stand up and start walking again, after being in a hospital for 2 weeks. It might not be so fantastic if not for the patient's age - 82 years old. Every doctors that for every single day that a person stays in bed, the chances of being able to walk becomes smaller and smaller.

But here, from her strength of character, she started to do what doctors would not normally encourage, since she has a very serious irregular heart rate. I wanted to help to instead of giving her more medicines, I slowly removed them one by one and monitored her progress. In a period of 1 and a half month, she is walking and dancing (her favorite past time) again.

I have helped several people who are determined to become better again, and all of them are over the retirement age. The important thing is perseverance. For without it, everything a doctor, nurse or helper will do, wont amount to anything. There are times really that even myself start to wonder what makes them want to stand up and walk again after a gruelling life. What gives them the energy and inner strength to come out of the old shell?

I guess it is our inherent instinct and that is to live! Everyone deserves a second chance, whether they were crippled from accident, suffered self inflicted injuries or chronic illnesses. So when you see someone trying to get up from a wheelchair or a bed, always put in mind, its not only about being able to stand up, its about living their lives to the fullest.