I heard a story today about an elderly woman in her late 80's who was diagnosed with a terminal illness.  She had been living in a retirement home for some years and her husband had passed away some time ago.  When she received the bad news about her deteriorating health, she spoke to one of her care givers and expressed that the one thing that she missed when she reminisced about her younger years was square dancing with her husband.  As she spoke to the care giver, her eyes lit up and sparkled in recalling the many times she and her husband would go square dancing on the weekends.  A few days passed and one afternoon she was led in her wheelchair into the recreation room by the care giver.  Upon entering, she was greeted by six couples all dressed up in western themed square dancing clothes and they began to play music and danced around her.  The woman was so overcome with joy that she managed to get out of her wheelchair and danced with the couples for five minutes before she sat back down tired and out of breath.  The care giver stood by her and beamed alongside her at rejoicing in the five minute dance that filled her heart and soul with obvious joy.  The story ended there and I was left wondering how much longer this woman lived after that day.  What was clear was that a person decided to make the day of somebody that was deserving of another moment of happiness and pure joy.  Going the extra mile to make the day of someone doesn't always have to cost money.  We can create similar moments of happiness for others by paying attention and listening.  I hope that we all have an opportunity to have a square dancing moment, where someone goes out of their way to show us they care and that we matter.  More importantly I hope we seize the moment to be the care giver to a needy patient who deserves to smile joyfully at least one last time.