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MintTrav:
Thought I"d share a funny(ish) story about my mother. She tends to fall quite a lot these days and often can"t get up again without help. Though there are family and various state agencies that are in and out of the house several times a day, at night she is often on her own and has spent a few nights on the floor. I came back to the house one afternoon when I was home at Christmas and could see her on the floor through the window, but I had forgotten to take my key, so had to get one from one of the neighbours.
That"s not the funny bit.
Every Tuesday, a minibus takes her and her like to a local shopping centre and the poor driver sets them free for an hour or two. She has a walking thing with wheels and a seat, so she gets around at her own pace. Anyway, one day recently, she fell in the shopping centre. Some people came to help her up, but the security staff said that she had to stay on the floor til she had been examined by their medical people. She objected to this but was told she had to stay put. One of the original helpers was someone she knew as he ran a small shop that she often visited and she told him that she was embarrassed because people kept coming over to have a look and then going off again. So, he said that he would lie on the floor beside her and the two of them lay there for about 15 minutes while the centre staff did their thing.
That was the funny bit. The pathos is coming.
She still hadn"t done her shopping, so the Head of Security went round the supermarket with her and picked up what she wanted. There may have been a bit of CYA in his & his staff"s actions or they may have genuinely been concerned; probably both I would imagine. She was impressed anyway and sent thank-you cards to the two guys. When she went back the following Tuesday, she went to see them and say thanks again. The Head of Security had the card on display on a board and said it was the first one he had received in 20 years doing security. Then she went to the shop of the guy who lay on the floor and.........it was closed - he had gone out of business in the intervening week.
I don"t know what the moral of the story is. That"s life.
Fatcatstu:
Dear John,
Heard what happened, hope you are ok mate.
How"s the head?
Yours,
Concerned in Stockton
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MintTrav:
--- Quote from: Fatcatstu on January 28, 2013, 14:36:28 PM ---
Dear John,
Heard what happened, hope you are ok mate.
How"s the head?
Yours,
Concerned in Stockton
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--- End quote ---
Dear Concerned
Thank you for your enquiry, which I have just seen.
The head has been alright, all things considered. There has been no pain at all, which I might have found worrying if a bit of brain hadn"t fallen out at the time. I"ll post something about it when I get around to it.
Now what did I come in here for?
MintTrav:
ck1888:
Not like you to run bad John. Unlucky mate
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