Meals on Wheels

[oneighty]

I did that for a year or so. Was not for free., we were paid a minimum wage.

I went to the old man's house. He lived alone. He was almost blind. He would shuffle slowly into the kitchen when I arrived with his lunch. I would help him sit down, get him silverware. I felt terrible sorry for that old man--all alone. I was the only person he would see for days on end.

One day I went into the kitchen, he did not come shuffling to meet me.
I start a search of the house as we are instructed to do. I hear a voice crying out for help. I find my old man on the floor in the bath room, his face is bloody, he is crying out "My legs, my legs, I only have one leg." I look in amazement. Some how he has managed to get both legs into one pant's leg. I start to laugh..But it is not funny. I run next door, ask the people there to call 911.

Back in the bath room I comfort the old man, hold his hand, talk to him. The EMS arrive, they too cannot suppress a smile.

Later that day I received a call from the MOW people. "Ed did you touch that old man, he has Scabies."

So when Bush* says go to a shut ins home tell them you love them., I think "Yes Mr. Bush*, why don't you do that sometime."

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[JitterbugPerfume]

1. very sad ,old people all alone

my friend Rosemary was taking food to an old man across the street a while back. One day she sees them come and talk him away He had died at some point in time since she had been there

She called me and we cried on the phone about it for a while

Then we resume life as usual Some other peson moves into the old mans house

everything normal again