“Little White Box” is a hospice mystery that has been
circulating on the Internet for many years. I first posted this video story by Roger Dean Kiser on
my blog back in 2007. Recently, after not seeing the video for several years, I read it again, regenerated the same warm feelings, and decided to repost it.
Sometimes a nursing home patient needs someone to solve a special
problem. The urgency becomes especially important when the patient is in
hospice care, and death is imminent. Perhaps some of you have been in that
position before. I know I have.
Without giving away too much information, I’ll just say the story
is about an older woman named Mrs. Mathers. Dying in a nursing home, she keeps saying, “Before I
die, my little white box, please.” Unfortunately, no one knows exactly what she
means. To her rescue comes a caring and determined nurse assistant who
successfully solves the mystery. With Celine Dion’s breathtaking singing in the
background, reading this story just might grab the handle of your heart and make you smile
(or even laugh) at the surprising conclusion. Happy endings!
This story reminds me of a hospice mystery in my
own life as a hospice volunteer. In my “Christmas in May” story, I helped to
locate a missing key for a beautiful “musicless” box. You can read that “other worldly” story here.
"To the world, you may be one person. But, to one person,
you may be the world." Anonymous
Frances Shani Parker, Author
Becoming
Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes is available
in paperback and e-book editions in America and other countries at online and
offline booksellers.
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