A Ride to the House

[Dawn wwt]

i stopped off at the grocery store on the way home from work today to get some meat to cook for supper. there was an older woman with a walker standing outside the store when i went in that i knew by sight - since i've worked in stores and restaurants the whole time i've lived in this town i know a lot of people. i said hello to her and went about my business.

when i came back out a half an hour later, she was still standing there. i told her to have a good day and she told me to do the same. i started to walk off and then something made me turn around and ask her if she needed a ride. she told me that she did...that she'd been waiting for three hours for the person who said they were going to pick her up. she lives ten miles in the opposite direction from my house but i certainly couldn't leave her stranded. i remember all too well what it was like not to have transportation. so i drove her to her little trailer house in the woods and we had a nice conversation along the way :o)

[Ann]

Thank you for being an "angel unaware"!

[Michele wwt]

You were her angel! Bless you for your kindness.

[genuine, wwt, welcomer]

wonderful, Dawn!  It's cool how you get those feelings ... like something made you turn around and go back to her ... seems it was just meant to be

[IslandGirl]

LOVE this! How awesome and sweet of you.

[Lefty]

Your last line says it all to me.  Those of us who have been without a car are forever changed.  I'm frequently asking people if they have a ride.  Glad you two "knew" each other too so she felt safe.  Great job as usual.

[Deb~ Community Manager]

I believe we will all agree~ This needs to be a featured post! :o)

[Dawn wwt]

thank you all for your kind comments. i don't understand how anyone could leave an old lady on a walker, either...but perhaps there was an emergency or something. Hugs~

[Deb~ Community Manager]

God bless her and you.. How could they do that to her is beyond me. You made her life so much easier and she will never forget the kindness shown~ xoxo

[Lois55 wwt]

You were her Angel! Poor lady, three hours?? That is awful! She will be forever grateful!

[Aunty Nean]

You are a saint for doing that Dawn. She must have been exhausted.