.i want to be an Actress Patient when i grow up.

so you know when your alarm clock goes off at 6:30 am and, in the disoriented state of being still half-asleep, the voices of newscasters and djs seem divine, as if proclaiming godly news of weather and pop songs?

it's like that for me every day. except today, what i heard on opb was legitimately moving. it was this doctor telling the story of his 89 year old mother who was grieving the death of her late husband, and started going to the doctor A LOT. the doctor finally realized that she wasn't visiting doctors for medical help, but for companionship and to have something to do. so he hooked her up with an actual job as an actor-patient at a university to help train medical students to diagnose patients. she gets paid to act, meet people, and help students learn to be great doctors. and she loves it. she calls herself an Actress Patient and is passionate about her new job.

how about that. there's hope for a meaningful career even at 89. thanks, alarm clock-cum transmitter of divine pep talks and wake up calls. message received.