Eight years ago Terry Higginbotham was looking for something to do to fill his new-found free time.
What he found was the fulfillment of seeing someone smile when he offers them a freshly-baked cookie or finding help for a distressed family member sitting alone who hasn’t reached out to anyone for help or information.
Instead of enjoying sleeping in now that he’s retired, Terry says that he comes in at 6 a.m. because that’s when patients and families are coming in for surgery and he wants to be there to guide them to their destination.
“I walk the halls looking for people or staff who I can help,” says Terry. “Maybe someone needs a wheelchair or doesn’t know where to go. I usually leave each time feeling like I’ve helped people.”
