26-04-2014, 08:59 PM
So most of you who are friends with me on facebook seen my status about what I done tonight if you didn't I will post it after I've finished this. I'm not doing it for the attention or for the 'likes' on facebook. I wanted people to realise how vulnerable the older generation are and helping them for maybe 5/10 minutes out of your day means a whole lot more to them then you believe. The lady who I helped told me she now lives on her own after loosing her husband and doesn't have many family members who she sees often. This was my status:
So was going into town to go shopping as I came out of my mums I saw this elderly lady struggling in the pouring rain with her shopping cart and no hood on her coat, I drove past and I thought to myself I can't just drive past and ignore it so I turned around and went back. She was reluctant to start with obviously who would accept a lift from a stranger, but I said look I have two young daughters I would hope one day they would be like this aswell and help people who need it, and she then said yes please could you take me home. She kept offering me money but I told her I didn't want it I didn't mind helping. When I found out how far she lived from morrisons I was shocked It would have taken her hours. I'm glad I took 10minutes if that out of my time to help someone who needed It
Just want to add. This poor lady was going to walk from my local morrisons to the other side of town a good 3 miles. And most of it is very steep hills. As you all know it's been horrendous rain today also. She was nearly 80 and told me she couldn't afford a taxi that's why she was walking. Broke my heart when she told me. I dread to think if I didn't stop she could have been out walking in the dark
I am so glad I helped her
So was going into town to go shopping as I came out of my mums I saw this elderly lady struggling in the pouring rain with her shopping cart and no hood on her coat, I drove past and I thought to myself I can't just drive past and ignore it so I turned around and went back. She was reluctant to start with obviously who would accept a lift from a stranger, but I said look I have two young daughters I would hope one day they would be like this aswell and help people who need it, and she then said yes please could you take me home. She kept offering me money but I told her I didn't want it I didn't mind helping. When I found out how far she lived from morrisons I was shocked It would have taken her hours. I'm glad I took 10minutes if that out of my time to help someone who needed It
Just want to add. This poor lady was going to walk from my local morrisons to the other side of town a good 3 miles. And most of it is very steep hills. As you all know it's been horrendous rain today also. She was nearly 80 and told me she couldn't afford a taxi that's why she was walking. Broke my heart when she told me. I dread to think if I didn't stop she could have been out walking in the dark
I am so glad I helped her