November 19, 2020. Madison, Mississippi. May.

No one really wants to go to the Cancer Center at Baptist Hospital, but when you arrive, May greets you as an honored guest. Her job is helping patients get out of their car. But she does so much more. I spotted her the first day for radiation. I had noticed her before because my Oncolgist is in the same building but somehow or other, I did not notice how good she was at her job. She is energetic and enthusiastic when doing her job and she makes everyone feel better. She is a white haired lady of uncertain age. And she is a bit round. She opens the car doors when they drive into to the covered area of the building and she asks if you need a wheel chair. And she takes you into the front desk, chattring all the way. When you are ready to leave, she helps you find the car that brought you. Almost everyone has been driven to the cancer center so there is always a friend waiting. May remembers the car you arrived in and she finds the waiting friend. And she helps you getting into the car. She works hard to do her job well. And she clearly enjoys her work. I am always impressed when people perform ordinary tasks in an extraordinary way. She takes a perfectly ordinary task and turns it into a job that helps everyone, but practically and psychologically. She makes you feel better. And she makes you feel important. It has been a pleasure watching her work. Hats off to May.