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silverwhisper

silverwhisper

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i found this story about a stranger bringing someone a moment of happiness and thought, "damn, we could use that around lit".

if you find other such tales, add them to this thread, please--cuz let's face it, we all have days when we really, really need this, don't we?

ed
 
A few years ago I was frequenting another message board I belong to and noticed a thread title in a section I never checked on the main page of the forums. I opened it up to see what it was about and after reading it, someone had to step up.

It was a request from a lady whose sister was suffering from terminal brain cancer. The sister lived in South Carolina with her mother, but she was far enough enough along her doctors would not clear her to travel by car, or by airline from South Carolina back to Michigan. The request was asking if there were volunteer pilot organizations that would arrange transport between there and here. There are, but generally the time frame to get something arranged is a few weeks, and there wasn't time to wait.

I responded that I would be available to do this, we can just bypass the volunteer organizations (even though I fly for one) and planned to fly my plane down to SC, stay the night, and fly them back the next day. The problem was we were approaching December, and I don't own a business jet. Just a 4/5 seater, and I don't have the ability to deal with icing which can become quite widespread, especially near the the Appalachians. That was the plan anyway.

Another guy on the forum, from North Carolina, jumped on board and said there's no reason for me to go it alone, and said to me let's split the difference. I had never met him, and neither of us knew any of the people involved. We exchanged numbers, he talked to the mother and sister in SC, and I made arrangement with the lady up here, we started to hash things out, and we made a plan to fly her back.

Things were not looking well, because when I went to bed the night prior and it started snowing pretty good, which meant we were probably going to have to scrub the trip, and wait for a break in the weather. I woke up the next morning and found a surprise. Blue skies and sunshine forecast for the entire area from here to there. I made a phone call to the other pilot, the sister who lived near me, and told them it was a go.

He picked them up in Columbia, and I headed to Huntington, WV. I arrived a few minutes before he did. I met them at his plane, hHe and I moved baggage from his plane to mine, and after having them aboard, we took off into continued blue skies to bring her and her mother home to be with family. It was perfect flying weather with no turbulence at all, which was a bonus considering the mother was deathly afraid of flying, let alone in a 4/5 seat airplane with a complete stranger.

The sister had difficulty getting in and out of the plane and had to be helped. She was also far enough along that she wasn't completely aware of what was going on. But upon landing she recognized her sister that she hadn't been back to visit in a long time. I stepped aside and let them have their reunion. While sad, he and I were able to get her home in time for a final Christmas with her family before she passed on a few short weeks later.

I still think about that flight every year around this time.
 
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silverwhisper said:
i found this story about a stranger bringing someone a moment of happiness and thought, "damn, we could use that around lit".

if you find other such tales, add them to this thread, please--cuz let's face it, we all have days when we really, really need this, don't we?

ed
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C5MiGuy said:
A few years ago I was frequenting another message board I belong to and noticed a thread title in a section I never checked on the main page of the forums. I opened it up to see what it was about and after reading it, someone had to step up.

It was a request from a lady whose sister was suffering from terminal brain cancer. The sister lived in South Carolina with her mother, but she was far enough enough along her doctors would not clear her to travel by car, or by airline from South Carolina back to Michigan. The request was asking if there were volunteer pilot organizations that would arrange transport between there and here. There are, but generally the time frame to get something arranged is a few weeks, and there wasn't time to wait.

I responded that I would be available to do this, we can just bypass the volunteer organizations (even though I fly for one) and planned to fly my plane down to SC, stay the night, and fly them back the next day. The problem was we were approaching December, and I don't own a business jet. Just a 4/5 seater, and I don't have the ability to deal with icing which can become quite widespread, especially near the the Appalachians. That was the plan anyway.

Another guy on the forum, from North Carolina, jumped on board and said there's no reason for me to go it alone, and said to me let's split the difference. I had never met him, and neither of us knew any of the people involved. We exchanged numbers, he talked to the mother and sister in SC, and I made arrangement with the lady up here, we started to hash things out, and we made a plan to fly her back.

Things were not looking well, because when I went to bed the night prior and it started snowing pretty good, which meant we were probably going to have to scrub the trip, and wait for a break in the weather. I woke up the next morning and found a surprise. Blue skies and sunshine forecast for the entire area from here to there. I made a phone call to the other pilot, the sister who lived near me, and told them it was a go.

He picked them up in Columbia, and I headed to Huntington, WV. I arrived a few minutes before he did. I met them at his plane, hHe and I moved baggage from his plane to mine, and after having them aboard, we took off into continued blue skies to bring her and her mother home to be with family. It was perfect flying weather with no turbulence at all, which was a bonus considering the mother was deathly afraid of flying, let alone in a 4/5 seat airplane with a complete stranger.

The sister had difficulty getting in and out of the plane and had to be helped. She was also far enough along that she wasn't completely aware of what was going on. But upon landing she recognized her sister that she hadn't been back to visit in a long time. I stepped aside and let them have their reunion. While sad, he and I were able to get her home in time for a final Christmas with her family before she passed on a few short weeks later.

I still think about that flight every year around this time.
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Both wonderful actions.
Speechless :rose:
 
C5MiGuy said:
A few years ago I was frequenting another message board I belong to and noticed a thread title in a section I never checked on the main page of the forums. I opened it up to see what it was about and after reading it, someone had to step up.

It was a request from a lady whose sister was suffering from terminal brain cancer. The sister lived in South Carolina with her mother, but she was far enough enough along her doctors would not clear her to travel by car, or by airline from South Carolina back to Michigan. The request was asking if there were volunteer pilot organizations that would arrange transport between there and here. There are, but generally the time frame to get something arranged is a few weeks, and there wasn't time to wait.

I responded that I would be available to do this, we can just bypass the volunteer organizations (even though I fly for one) and planned to fly my plane down to SC, stay the night, and fly them back the next day. The problem was we were approaching December, and I don't own a business jet. Just a 4/5 seater, and I don't have the ability to deal with icing which can become quite widespread, especially near the the Appalachians. That was the plan anyway.

Another guy on the forum, from North Carolina, jumped on board and said there's no reason for me to go it alone, and said to me let's split the difference. I had never met him, and neither of us knew any of the people involved. We exchanged numbers, he talked to the mother and sister in SC, and I made arrangement with the lady up here, we started to hash things out, and we made a plan to fly her back.

Things were not looking well, because when I went to bed the night prior and it started snowing pretty good, which meant we were probably going to have to scrub the trip, and wait for a break in the weather. I woke up the next morning and found a surprise. Blue skies and sunshine forecast for the entire area from here to there. I made a phone call to the other pilot, the sister who lived near me, and told them it was a go.

He picked them up in Columbia, and I headed to Huntington, WV. I arrived a few minutes before he did. I met them at his plane, hHe and I moved baggage from his plane to mine, and after having them aboard, we took off into continued blue skies to bring her and her mother home to be with family. It was perfect flying weather with no turbulence at all, which was a bonus considering the mother was deathly afraid of flying, let alone in a 4/5 seat airplane with a complete stranger.

The sister had difficulty getting in and out of the plane and had to be helped. She was also far enough along that she wasn't completely aware of what was going on. But upon landing she recognized her sister that she hadn't been back to visit in a long time. I stepped aside and let them have their reunion. While sad, he and I were able to get her home in time for a final Christmas with her family before she passed on a few short weeks later.

I still think about that flight every year around this time.
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What an amazing story. I'm sure they consider you their hero. :D
 
I would like to share this to bring awareness to a wonderful organization, Dress for Success. You can read more on the site, but basically they help women transition from public assistance to work by providing them with resume-type training, professional skills and the right clothes for the job. That's where I come in.

My mom passed away in March, after a six-month battle with esophageal cancer. My dad left her well off, and she had a middle-child-syndrome from growing up in the Depression and getting hand-me-downs from her polar opposite sister. In short, she loved clothes and rarely denied herself. She had the budget and the good taste to collect great pieces and durable classics. By the time she became sick she had filled up three dressers and 5 double closets with her goodies (spawning several outbursts of "oh my god, Mom!" as I discovered them). Her memory had gotten fuzzy in the previous few years, so there were several items that had never been worn and still had tags on them.

Long story short, she left me with the contents of the house to deal with as I saw fit. After the funeral I shared with her close friends and family, feeling that some might want some keepsakes (and memories from mutual shopping trips...she loved enabling). That got stuff down to a manageable (NOT) 4 closets and 2 dressers. :rolleyes: After a bit of research, I found Dress for Success. It took a bit of arranging, but they were finally able to come out and collect whatever was suitable. They ended up taking almost everything, assuring me that what wasn't quite right for working clothes would either be used for their fundraiser silent auction (the higher-end stuff) or donated to an affiliate group (for casual stuff).

It took them six hours and three truckloads (think medium-sized U-Haul truck) but they got it all! I tried to stay out of the way, but I got the treat of listening in on excited squeals when they found one goodie or another, and bunches of hugs when it was all done. Last week I got a sweet letter from the area director (who was there pitching in), telling me how deeply they appreciated what I'd done, and itemizing some of the results, including a big bump to their silent auction, a great open-closet day for their clients, and some much-appreciated donations to other groups. I think Mom would have been very pleased with the outcome.

So, if you or anyone you know have gently-used go-to-work clothes, please consider this excellent group for donations. :rose:
 
NM, that was freaking awesome! i'm glad you shared that, man.

c5: that was absolutely amazing--being able to provide that reunion must be a wonderful, if bittersweet memory. how cool that other member jumped in to help out, too!

desertslave: i've been involved with job search groups for years now and have heard of dress for success so i'm glad to see you mentjion them! i'm so sorry about your mother's passing, but that was a beautiful way to resolve your dilemma.

ed
 
This is hardly in the same league but.....

when I'm waiting in line and someone ahead of me doesn't have enough money to pay for their purchases (cash or card), I like to make up the difference for them. I figure we can all be unexpectedly caught short sometimes 😊
 
Wicked6 said:
when I'm waiting in line and someone ahead of me doesn't have enough money to pay for their purchases (cash or card), I like to make up the difference for them. I figure we can all be unexpectedly caught short sometimes 😊
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I frequently have the same thoughts myself, unfortunately, I am not in a position to act upon the thoughts. :(
 
perky, imemkay, those stories frigging rock!

wicked, that's fantastic!

NM: when i'm shopping, i'm just so task-focused i don't even think about other shoppers. you at least have your heart in the right place.

ed
 
NippleMuncher said:
I frequently have the same thoughts myself, unfortunately, I am not in a position to act upon the thoughts. :(
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I'm not exactly loaded myself, NM. These differences I've made up for can be as little as 20 cents and I think the most has been no more than $5-$6. And like silverwhisper said, at least your thoughts and heart are in a generous place even if you're unable to act upon it 😇
 
someone shared a story for this thread that wasn't comfortable posting so with that person's approval, i am doing so.



an unnamed litster quoth:
i am back in school after many years working in industry. i'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but i have many years of experience that have given me intuition into many subjects in my field. i struggled when i went to college in the 80s and 90s, partly because the material was difficult for me but also partly because i wasn't serious enough to buckle down and do the work. consequently, i never graduated.

i decided when i first went back this summer that i would help anyone who asked even if it meant taking time from my schedule. since then i have hosted study groups and made myself available to help struggling students. my office isn't too far from the school. while we each have to do the work to pass the classes, i believe that creating an environment where they have been able to come together to help each other has helped to make that happen.

one student in particular has a full time job, a wife, and a toddler. he's a really nice guy, however he needs extra help to grasp some of the material. i'm guessing that he's no older than 25, but i've never asked. i admire that he's trying to make a better life for his family. he has become a regular fixture at my office after hours, where i tutor him in our conference room. we've spent two semesters working to ensure that he understands the material from the classes that we've shared. i don't give him answers, but challenge him to think about how to solve problems. we have reviewed his answers on every homework and exam to understand why he lost points where he did.

i can't take credit for the hard work that he's put in, however i have no doubt that my commitment has enabled him not to simply pass the two classes that we've taken together, but to understand the material in a way that will help him in his future classes and his career. i want him to succeed on his own, and hopefully mentor someone else some day.

i want his wife to be proud of him. she's started packing dinner for us on the nights that he pops in. we heat it in the microwave and socialize before we get started. i always wash the dishes before sending them back to her because i know that they both work and she is taking care of a toddler while her husband studies.

the dust has settled from this semester's finals. i did well in the class. i don't know what his final score was yet, but he sent me an e-mail thanking me for my time and to let me know that he felt completely prepared for the exam and that he was able to answer all of the questions. that made me feel good about the investment of time and energy.
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i don't know about you guys, but i think this is incredibly cool.

ed
 
silverwhisper said:
someone shared a story for this thread that wasn't comfortable posting so with that person's approval, i am doing so.




i don't know about you guys, but i think this is incredibly cool.

ed
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Freakin' awesome story! Kudos to the unnamed Litster! :rose::kiss:
 
You may have already seen this letter sent by the ex-wife to the new wife. I think it's outstanding. All too often, people use the kids to get back at their exes.
 
Excellent thread, Ed! :rose:

I listened to this story about a nonverbal autistic boy in my state whose wish was to receive mail on the radio earlier this month. When I heard an update a few days ago, William was getting around 500 pieces of mail a day from around the world! How amazing is that? :cool:
 
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