Good deeds
One of the silver linings of dancing on Zoom is that I'm dancing with people who live further away, including the group of fabulous dancers from Corvallis. Some of those folks have danced together for 50 years! My friend Jim who died in 2014 lived there before he moved to Portland, so when I mention him, they share their love and care and respect for him too. Makes me miss him all over again!
He moved to Portland with his wife Leona because she had Alzheimer's and they could get better support here. She danced with us for a while, but then she couldn't anymore. I made her a CD of all the oldies that I grew up with, that she had also danced to when she was younger. Jim said she loved that CD and responded to it when she no longer responded to much. I'm glad I could give them that.
What's a good deed you did that made a big difference for someone, even if it wasn't that big a deal for you?
He moved to Portland with his wife Leona because she had Alzheimer's and they could get better support here. She danced with us for a while, but then she couldn't anymore. I made her a CD of all the oldies that I grew up with, that she had also danced to when she was younger. Jim said she loved that CD and responded to it when she no longer responded to much. I'm glad I could give them that.
What's a good deed you did that made a big difference for someone, even if it wasn't that big a deal for you?
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In 2019, at Local Metropolitan Comic Convention, after a particularly fun and intimate discussion between two panelists catching up on their lives, there was some merch selling going on and autographing happening from one of the panelists. I know from long experience that in the panel rooms, wireless telephone signal does not reach. Consequently, a couple that wanted to purchase and have their books signed was having difficulty because they were paying by credit, which needed the aforementioned wireless signal. I still had some convention money left over, so I politely inquired about the cost, and then paid it from the cash in my wallet, so that nobody would have to come back in the morning or wait to get things done, to effusive thanks from both panelist and the couple. When u went back to get my own copy signed at the birth the next morning, apparently the panelist had talked about the really nice person who had popped up and paid for the couple to her husband that night, and possibly to others as well, for all I know. So I paid some money out of my own already-budgeted funds to make someone else happy, and I'd say it was a good trade.
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Well, I am anyway. That was a very kind thing you did!
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A wee thing but it did seem to make her day.
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Speaking of which, thanks for the witchy postcard! I like the witch & cat & pumpkin & moon all relating with each other. Luck (the good kind) to you too!
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The first was calling in my mom's rector to her hospital room as she lay dying, shortly after I arrived after flying across the country. She'd given a minimal (but present) response when I came in - sort of a half-opening of her eyes, and a sense of "oh good, you're here." When the rector came in and spoke, she opened her eyes wide and raised herself up partway out of bed. It clearly meant A TON to her that Father Joe had come on her last day on earth.
The second is less dramatic but sweet. I was in the library used-book store about a year ago and overheard a tween sighing over a book whose price exceeded the funds she had in her pocket. I asked about the book, and she told me how she had the ENTIRE REST OF THE SERIES but didn't have THIS one but didn't have enough money to pay for it. So I added the book to my purchases (I think it was all of $10) and gave it to her. She was aglow with delight - and so was I. :)
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And a big smile for making a difference in that kid's life, too. I bet she keeps that book and remembers you for a long time to come!
What a great question!
As I'm sure you know, I'll talk about wheelchairs at the drop of a hat. Over the years at WisCon folks have asked me "so, how does one get a wheelchair?" I've been able to provide an eagle-eye overview and encouraged trying it out. One person wrote me a thank you saying I'd "completely changed her life."
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