November 30, 2005
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Two weeks ago I was up at
Rush (Univ. Med. Cntr) for my allergy shots. I was standing in Au
Bon Pain getting a cup of coffee when I heard someone say, “Mrs.
Meyer????” I turned around and saw a young lady, someone I had
had in high school science a few years back. I had no idea she
was in nursing up at Rush and was surprised that she recognized
me. We chatted.Today I was up at Rush getting allergy shots again. As I was
walking toward the atrium to kill time until Pete was ready to leave, I
passed a group of young men who looked to be medical students. I
sat down on a bench and soon the group caught up with me. One of
them kept staring at me and I wondered what I had done wrong. A
few seconds later he came over to me and said, “Mrs. Meyer???” I
looked and looked at him but couldn’t place him from any of my former
science classes. “Yes?” I said. “Are you the Mrs. Meyer
that has a son Joel?” “I sure am!” He smiled and I still
couldn’t place him. He told me his name and I recognized it
immediately as one of Joel’s college friends. I was totally
shocked that he recognized me from the one or two times he’d seen me
down there. We had a little chat and he went on his way.I am so amazed at this running into people from the past in unlikely
places. I’m even more amazed at that they remembered me and spoke
up. Wonder who I’ll run into in two weeks…
