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Heartwarming story: Stranger helps older couple in their 80's buy groceries while they stay safe
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I went to the grocery store this afternoon. As I was walking in I heard a woman yell to me from her car. I walked over and found an elderly woman and her husband. She cracked her window open a bit more, and explained to me nearly in tears that they are afraid to go in the store.
Afraid to get sick as they are in their 80’s and hear that the novel coronavirus is affecting older people disproportionately. And that they don’t have family around to help them out. Through the crack in the window she handed me a $100 bill and a grocery list, and asked if I would be willing to buy her groceries.
I bought the groceries and placed them in her trunk, and gave her back the change. She told me she had been sitting in the car for nearly 45 min before I had arrived, waiting to ask the right person for help.
I know it’s a time of hysteria and nerves, but offer to help anyone you can. Not everyone has people to turn to.
Afraid to get sick as they are in their 80’s and hear that the novel coronavirus is affecting older people disproportionately. And that they don’t have family around to help them out. Through the crack in the window she handed me a $100 bill and a grocery list, and asked if I would be willing to buy her groceries.
I bought the groceries and placed them in her trunk, and gave her back the change. She told me she had been sitting in the car for nearly 45 min before I had arrived, waiting to ask the right person for help.
I know it’s a time of hysteria and nerves, but offer to help anyone you can. Not everyone has people to turn to.
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The only relative I have is a puke brother than likely believes the coronavirus is a hoax.
I have not heard from him, not that I expect to.
He is a greedy awhole, I know that much about him already.
His daughter, my niece, is of the same ilk. She cares about one thing only and that is money and how to get more of it.
Sad situation at best don't you think?
As for my husband, he comes from a family of 10 kids, he is is 83 and is last living sibling is 81. We have not heard from them, including his dozens of nieces and nephews many of which are millionaires.
