My Favorite Moment Research Paper

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I’ve been a traveling nurse since my late twenties. My travels to many different countries opened my eyes to the beauty of each land. My favorite place was Venice, Italy. The scenery and the joy of the people made me feel like I was family. When me and my husband retired, I was about sixty five, we decided to pack up and spend the rest of our days in Venice. At first it was marvelous, nothing could stop us. After a couple of years, my husband started to notice that I was forgetting to do certain things around the house. For example, I would always water my flowers twice a day, but after a while I wouldn’t water them for a week. My forgetfulness became worse as time went on. I started to forget to how to turn the radio on, when to take a shower, and when to sleep. At this point we thought it would be best to see a doctor and that’s when the crippling word “Alzheimer’s” came out of his mouth. I was heartbroken, I never thought the …show more content…
I would be able to make the coffee and sit on our patio to look out onto the winery across the road. Being able to enjoy the peacefulness in the moment would be another favorite moment of mine. Me and my husband would talk and have full conversations, laughing at our own little jokes and remarks. We would pack our bags and take a vacation to Rome, our own little adventure. We would hop onto the next flight to Rome and settle into our room where we would decide where to go. I would persuade him to visit the Sistine Chapel first. I was always a lover for artwork; it has always mesmerized me. Next we would go to Piazza Navona, one of the most popular tourists sites, and would meet new people from around the world. When I was in nursing, I was able to learn a couple of different languages so I was able to speak to my patients. I would pick up conversations with new strangers and try to include my husband even though he was lost half the

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