Hi all I will accept help if I really need it. In fact, I often offer help to folks, particularly the elderly. At Christmas time a few years ago, the mall stable of wheelchairs was being used and this old lady was in a local eatery chatting with her daughter. They were debating whether to stick around and wait for a wheelchair to become available, or go home. I leaned over to their table and invited the old lady to use my chair while they shopped. She was stunned, thinking I was kidding. I hopped out of my chair and pushed it over to her. Never gave it a second thought. An hour went by and I was enjoying my newspapers and breakfast. The lady came back with the chair with a big smile on her face. Turns out she didn't quite finish her shopping so I told her to use the chair til she was finished. When all her shopping was finally complete, she came back and got out of the chair and I hopped back into it. We chatted a bit over a coffee. It was at that moment that her perception of "dis"abled people changed forever. Cheers! Carla Deri James wrote: > > Joyce - I almost never accept a stranger's offer to help as > > that is usually more trouble than it's worth. - Bob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Schaeffer > > <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: > > Thursday, December 16, 1999 8:36 AM Subject: Real Life > > > > > > > Last night I went shopping with a friend. It was a cold > > > Winnipeg wintery evening and after circling the lot I asked > > > her to jop me off at the door. > > > > As I was getting out of the car, a woman looked down at me > > > and asked if I needed help. I said no but I wondered that if > > > I said yes the getting out of the car may have been more > > > difficult and a lot less smooth. > > > > > > I wonder sometimes. > > > > > > Joyce > > > > > I almost always accept offers of help. > > -- > Deri James