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patphil

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38. My dad used to do yard work and run errands for the elderly widow next door.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 10:41 PM

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She was suffering from dementia, and was at loose ends when her husband died. I also took my turn shoveling her walk and mowing her lawn.
She got so bad that she believed that no one could watch TV if she turned her set off. So we contacted her son who lived in Texas, and he came up and got her.
This is what neighbors did in small town America. They take care of folks who need help.

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