Poignant

   I was waiting at Seton Rehab for my appointment when a man walked in. He was elderly but spry and jovial.  He greeted the woman at the desk,She recognized him and called him by name, Jeremiah.  They exchanged greetings and he continued to stand by the door to the rehab room, chatting with everyone around.  They all seemed to know him.  The door opened and someone said to another man, "Tim, you can go in now."   "What about me?" asked Jeremiah.  "Well, you can go in for one minute," he was told.  "For only a minute?" he asked.  "I just want to say hello to everyone, to see how they're doing."   He did go in, and came back out in just about one minute.  He walked over to where a woman was sitting on a bench, and began talking to her, seemingly recognizing her.  I was called in to my appointment and don't know what else happened. I picture  a scenario where he was a patient there, and was made to feel important during his rehab, and thought they would be pleased to see him and welcome him back.  So mistaken, and so sad.