. Tonight I was the recipient of kindness. I went to Emergency with a severe gallstone attack and was placed in a chair (no beds) next to an older lady, who was having problems post-op (for cancer). Whilst there, I passed out from the pain, it was an odd feeling as I was fully aware of…
. I am often moved to help homeless people I encounter. I’ll tell you about the most recent time. I drove into the parking lot at a supermarket and saw an older gentleman sitting on a curb. Next to him was a shopping cart which contained everything he owned. It was a cold, drizzly day…
. I feel really blessed today to have been in a position to help a young mother. My own mother struggled financially to bring my brother and I up, and she paid for essential services such as gas and electricity for cooking, heating and light by way of a key that would have money placed…
. I moved from Connecticut to Florida when I was 12. Within my first week there, I met a guy. I was an outcast, nobody liked me, and the friends I grew up with my entire life were what seemed to me, a thousand miles away.
My 4 year old grandson’s dog broke his leash and managed to make his run. We were able to contact the lady that had found him and he was brought home. To show his gratitude to the lady that brought his puppy home, my grandson gave her a sucker. The lady’s heart of course melted….
. I will never forget what happened 13 years ago. My husband had been given chemo treatments that went horribly wrong. I drove him to the doctor’s office and was trying to help him in the door when he stumbled and we both almost fell on the sidewalk.Â
. Sometimes the most precious gift is simply time. That was the best thing that I have ever received. There was a point in my life that I had hit a very dark place. During that time, a few friends that I still hold dear had done nothing more than to sit and talk with me….
I remember my mom never having “extra money” but learned later she was helping one of her students pay rent after becoming a teenage mom and her parents kicking her out. The girl had confided in my mom that she was going to have to drop out to take care of her newborn, but my…
. When I was an Administrator at a nursing home, I hired a video production company to come in and tape five elders telling the story of their life.
. I was waiting my turn at the checkout in a shopping centre and I couldn’t help overhearing a young man’s conversation on his phone. He was nicely dressed and had a good look about him but it seemed he was having a hard time with money. He told the person on the phone he…
. Two years ago this December, I came face to face with losing my one remaining parent. As I traveled to Arizona, I was not expecting him to die. Sadly, events unfolded differently. The decision to remove life support was beyond difficult. Watching him slowly die over the next two days was almost unbearable. But…