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16. Thank goodness someone came to her rescue.

Reply to Bayard (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2020, 02:12 PM

May 2020

She would have died. We all need to keep an eye out for our neighbors. You never know.

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Kentucky Garbage Man Hadn't Seen Elderly Woman's Trash Can Out [View all] Bayard May 2020 OP

Her caregiver quit. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #1

Her "caregiver" had a duty to make sure this vulnerable person was Maru Kitteh May 2020 #4

I would say if there was a company hold the company liable dsc May 2020 #5

I agree with this assessment Skittles May 2020 #7

The caregiver was more than likely worried that the lady who could not leave the house LiberalArkie May 2020 #18

If this caregiver quit, that was not their decision to make. They had a duty Maru Kitteh May 2020 #20

Yes, this was patient abandonment, IMO. nt Ilsa May 2020 #38

Id urge caution before condemnation quakerboy May 2020 #43

Or picked up by ICE. meadowlander May 2020 #44

K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear May 2020 #2

K&R redstatebluegirl May 2020 #3

... Faux pas May 2020 #6

+1 UpInArms May 2020 #10

Me too LittleGirl May 2020 #33

My god...my heart cannot keep breaking into smaller pieces...I fear there will be nothing left... Moostache May 2020 #8

You are most certainly not alone. I, for one, feel the same as you. Maru Kitteh May 2020 #21

You speak for me too lunatica May 2020 #22

I cannot recommend this youtube channel enough. barbtries May 2020 #25

barbtries.....Yes! I have been recommending Some Good News Upthevibe May 2020 #48

you're very welcome. barbtries May 2020 #49

There are a lot of good people out there whose acts do not make the news. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #35

Is Meals on Wheels working these days IronLionZion May 2020 #9

Dunno. My brother up in Oregon got signed up, & it was 2 meals a week. Hekate May 2020 #11

So far Meals On Wheels is working for my neighbor. They drop off 5 meals once a week. ancianita May 2020 #12

It varies from place to place. zeusdogmom May 2020 #24

Yet billionaires get trillions. I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #40

Home Delivered Meals Pugee May 2020 #37

Less than 1% of MOW's revenue comes in the form melm00se May 2020 #47

That's so touching. Good people, no matter whom they voted for. nt tblue37 May 2020 #13

KNR N_E_1 for Tennis May 2020 #14

My Mom's postal carrier has "adopted" her and checks on her SharonClark May 2020 #15

The real saints among us. They're out there. LuckyLib May 2020 #32

Thank goodness someone came to her rescue. crickets May 2020 #16

... Lucinda May 2020 #17

What a story, glad the woman was contacted and ok, but appalachiablue May 2020 #19

We are all our brothers and sisters keepers. warmfeet May 2020 #23

USPS workers also encounter such situations and act with compassion diva77 May 2020 #26

Fortunately there are many kindnesses like DeminPennswoods May 2020 #27

That story was heart wrenching in the extreme. SoonerPride May 2020 #28

Essential worker. Hedge fund managers can go F... themselves. kairos12 May 2020 #29

Jake, you did good! Duppers May 2020 #30

A p.s. Duppers May 2020 #31

Damn. jeffreyi May 2020 #34

My god... onecaliberal May 2020 #36

Check on your neighbors everybody stopwastingmymoney May 2020 #39

Just in my little circle, we all have people we check on, text, or call every day. And we check in niyad May 2020 #41

Heartfelt KNR. Blessings to Jake, blessings to Bernice. And may that caregiver get exactly niyad May 2020 #42

Jake Is A Good Guy! ProfessorGAC May 2020 #45

OTOH, I choose to celebrate Jake Bland. YES, he puts #truth to the adage: MFGsunny May 2020 #46