I found Arleen sleeping in a bed in the back room she likes. I felt as though she was having a bad day. I sat down in the chair next to the bed and began sharing hands-off Reiki with her and praying angels around her. She awoke and I let her know I was there and asked how she was doing. She mumbled that she wasn't doing so well today and she laid back down. I could see the luster was not in her eyes today. An employee came in and asked her to drink her shake but she only took 2 sips then laid back down. I was told she didn't sleep the night before. A few minutes later, another employee came down to bring her to lunch. She drank her milk but didn't want to touch her food. One of the other residents in the lunch room was a little combative and Arleen walked over to keep the space. She's always showing she cares, even when she's having a bad day.
Next she wandered out to the Nurse's station to say hello. The Nurse gave her another cup of shake and she drank the whole thing. She wandered over to the side of the station and she finally connected with my eyes. She broke down to tears. I gave her a hug and shared Reiki energy with her, telling her it was alright. We walked down to the other end of the hall to the last room and she sat down on the bed. I sang to her, "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" She got up and walked up and down the hall and returned to the same bed and cried again. I held her hand and shared Reiki with her. She laid down. I sat with her for about 15 minutes then let her know I was leaving and I would be back next week to see her. I gave her a hug, told her I love her and blew her a kiss. She mumbled she loved me too and blew me a kiss back with a smile.
