Woody outshines himself

I found this piece below online and it reminded me of me a few weeks ago when I was really ill for several months - and last night it returned full force and my energy levels are down about 90% - I am shaking, sweaty, shivering with the cold - absolutely shivering while sweating at the same time, headache to die for, off my food again and generally about 10% of my usual self and even talking is whispers - as I simply do not have the strength.

The doctor has put me on Penicillin today - so fingers crossed in a couple of days I shall recover like before, and gain my strength and my will to live again.

Tonight with a hotel full of guests I am not up to cooking dinner and THANK GOODNESS FOR WOODY - he is a gem - and he has instructed me to go back to bed and relax - which is where I have been since just after breakfast - and he will do dinner and everything, which is a lot of work for one, and BLESS HIM - HE IS MY HERO.

I feel useless - and know that when we see elderly people dithering and taking their time and seemingly not paying attention - now I understand and now I appreciate SO MUCH MORE when someone helps - guides, cooks diner, brings you tea - checks on you every hour or so and generally shows care and attention - and I am SO THANKFUL to Woody - so thankful.

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Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live.

One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.

Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him.

I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.

When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket, or struggling with their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand.

Think about your grandparents and your parents and how pissed you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.

Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able... Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing.

They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a sh*t about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.

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