In my world of senior women, I watch wives accompany their husbands to the doctor and stick with him through thick and thin…all with a loving smile. My widowed neighbor’s sister-in-law faithfully drives her to cancer treatments, week after week. Another senior friend transports her friend to macular treatments, sitting by the hour in the waiting room. Kudos to the friend who assumed the sad duties of healthcare power of attorney, working to find a safe bed and keeping a close watch to make sure her friend is comfortable. In my mobile home community, women nurture everyone by organizing get-togethers: planning menus, cooking food, then cleaning up—simply for the joy of watching their neighbors and friends have fun. In Gold Country Writers, women run the business meetings then set tables at celebrations—all in a day’s work.
Witnessing senior women with so much generosity of spirit is a bonus of aging. As Mom would say: “Bless their hearts!!”
And mostly just quietly doing good deeds.
Thank you Shiela, for acknowledging the many neighbors who help make our community special.
Fabulous article Sheila about these generous women, thank you!
And please and thank you, let us all acknowledge Sheila for bringing these beautifully written gems to us each month.
AND for sharing such gifted, lovely, loving and lively people with us. You, Sheila, truly make our community a more welcoming, supportive, inspiring and interesting
place. Donna
Bravo for recognizing and appreciating the compassion and generosity from women in our community.