Giving flowers to those in need

"I'm just so lonely."

Do you know someone in need of encouragement, hope, or just some color to liven up their living space?

The other day, I was watching a ridiculous made-for-TV movie where a flighty young girl gets in a car accident and wakes up in a hospital, covered in bandages and casts. The camera angle widens to show the  other patients in the unit, all with light brown blankets and stark white sheets. They were in shadow, no focus put on them, but it was apparent that they didn't have any flowers, cards, candy, and likely no recent visitors.

In contrast, stark contrast, the main character had a fiesta around her bed. She was from a big, Latin family, so while the other patients were forgotten and surrounded by grey, she had an explosion of color. Big sunflowers, daisies, and leafy flowers in bold, hot colors. I can't recall a single white flower. Not only that, she had pillows and throws in varying shades. Her abuelita was tending the flowers just before she woke up.

While watching, I just kept thinking... How awesome would it be if the other patients had just a splash of color, a small bunch of flowers waiting for them when they woke up? I've had so many clients of my own, shut-ins requiring home health care, that rarely see their relatives or the outside of the apartment or home they're staying in. Hardly anything would brighten their day, but the hope that they're daughter or grandson or niece would visit.

I got this idea, shortly after seeing that scene, to donate small bunches of flowers those in need of something bright, cheery, and colorful to be surprised with. Wrapped in twine, and small enough to fit in a tall glass cup.

Know someone who'd love some flowers? Let me know, and I'll send some along!