Meeting Ben Carson
I have read three of Ben Carson’s books, and I have been impressed with all of them. For Christmas, my mom got me his book, Gifted Hands, and it was my favorite present that year. I was a Ben Carson fan after reading the first sentence, and I knew he was someone I wanted to meet. I quickly added him to my “Must Meet before I Die” list. I now have one less person on my list because I got to meet him last night after his lecture.
He was everything I had imagined him to be except that he spoke in a much softer voice than I had imagined. He had such a calm voice. Exactly the kind of voice I’d want to hear if a doctor walked into the room and said, "Whitney, I’m going to crack your skull open, fix a bunch of stuff in there and then I’m going to put it all back together. As you know with any surgery, there is the risk of death. Now just sign this consent form and we will be on our way."
He was methodical, honest and respectful as he answered student questions from the audience. I appreciated that. Also, I found him to have a charming sense of humor that I don’t remember being expressed in any of his books. That was a great surprise!
After his lecture, I got him to autograph my nursing journal, and I got two pictures with him. Not a bad way to end my day.