Personal Narrative: My Experience With Husband's Surgery

My spouse and I were sitting in the surgery waiting room as my eight-year-old son was having his feet worked on. My spouse remarked on how wonderful and warm, an older (60s) woman was as she passed him coming into the waiting room and said "hi." A specialist came into the waiting room, motioned the woman over, and talked about how her spouse's surgery was going. The woman's outward appearance in a flash transformed from a grinning warm individual to obvious shaken. She started to cry, dried her tears, and endeavored to return a grin all over. My spouse was heart broken for the woman as she was in solitude in the waiting room. He asked me to speak with the woman and check whether we could do anything.

I approached the woman and I could tell instantly from her outward appearance that she would welcome a discussion with me. I inquired as to whether she was all right, and she let us know the specialist said the surgery on her spouse was not going as planned. We talked for a short time and traded stories about each of our circumstances. I helped her make sense of how to dial out on the waiting room telephone to alert relatives, and sat down with my spouse. She later returned and informed us the surgery ended up all right, and that her spouse would be fine. She expressed gratitude toward us for our worry and wished us luck with our son's surgery. …show more content…
My spouse and I utilized our interpersonal skills, and could see that this woman may need something. We could see that she would be interested in an interpersonal conversation and that we could give help. Through this interpersonal experience, I got support for our circumstance and the fulfillment of assisting a person in need. I am a passionate individual who needs to individuals in need. With my spouse being present, we both saw the circumstance before