Flowers and plants are not medicines. Or are they, in a way? Does a bouquet a day keep the doctor away? We have come to know more and more that flowers are indeed good for your mental and physical health, like the positive physiological effect that red roses have.
So, yes, A bouquet a day keeps the doctor away. Especially now, in times of quarantine, home isolation, and physical separation, flowers and plants can play an important role in our happiness and health. Place them strategically in your home so you can enjoy them and take advantage of them all day long.
I worked as a research assistant with Dr. Jason Calhoun from 1991-1994 and got to know the wonderful Dr. Burke Evans, and even though I was just a research assistant, Dr. Evans always treated me as a colleague and was a total gentlemen of rare stature. Because he was best friends with Dr. John Wallace, my personal doctor, we forged a nice bond which I will always cherish. I will never forget sitting next to him at a dinner meeting and he kept asking me about my life, what my professional and educational experiences had been and what my aspirations were in life. I truly felt that he was honestly interested in me and when you talk to people about Dr. Evans, that is usually what many folks come away with - that he really was a kind gentlemen who deeply cared for his patients, friends and colleagues. Dr. Evans was a rare gem, a man deeply private yet open and warm and very inviting, especially when having his famous house parties which were simply awesome! My friend Dr. Wallace informed me about Dr. Evans from time to time and I marveled that he was still working at Shriners Hospital, driving to Houston, supervising the renovation of his historic home after hurricane Ike and still enjoying life as he approached 90 years old. A friend of mine ran into Dr. Evans as they were walking from the grocery store a few months ago and he asked how I was doing and told my friend to say hello from to me from him. Dr. Evans then proceeded to give my friend a lovely history lesson on the homes in the historic district which she greatly appreciated and admired his depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for the history of the island and it's architecture. I believe that it sums up Dr. Evans' life as well - deeply knowledgeable about many things, enthusiasm for life and all of it's glory and his caring for everyone, even a research assistant who briefly worked at UTMB years ago. May your Rest In Peace my very dear friend and mentor, Dr. E. Burke Evans. You were a rare gem that will continue to shine through the 100s of people you taught
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