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(2014届河南省郑州市第四中学高三上学期第三次调考)My name is Margaret. I have been a professional 16 for twenty years. I’m always 17 how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love. 18 , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we 19 the very things that can bring us 20 and teach us many valuable lessons.
I was hired to 21 a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine 22 , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these 23 were important and necessary so that she could remain 24 . Our focus was just that - 25 her to remain living independently.
It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her pillow after she had 26 got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had 27 sheets; I love the 28 of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t 29 the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”
Such a simple 30 as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I 31 unconditional care. The next day we sat down and 32 what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her 33
