for Mountaineer friends helping friends.

[early]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer370

That's a lovely story of friends helping one another. Beautiful pics of your orchids!

I worked as a nurse from age 20 until I was 72. And I miss working. Ms D and I are volunteer friends, coordinating a free legal clinic in our District Court for the past 7 years. We only see each other once a month.

When she called me in a panic, knowing I am a hospice nurse and said her mother was close to death and at that point, she was the only one helping her mother.
She was driving the hour and half to Santa Fe and did not ask but I told her, " I am coming." And I stayed until I knew she and her niece were able to care for MamaCita.

Hard to explain, but I felt I was blessed to be there giving. Other medical persons or those who have experience having a loved one needing hospice will understand.

Three months passed, and she was so excited to gift me the Phal. Then self isolation from covid happened and it was postponed. but yesterday we gifted each other with orchids, the Golden Treasure and the mini phal Little Spirit, exchanged at my mailbox.

Little things, like calling to check on friends also in isolation, means a lot. Several have called me, knowing at age 78 how vulnerable to the virus I am. I am fine, not afraid for myself but concerned for friends that have little kids school age. And another, age 85 who totaled her car, probably from fear.

Even the little things we do for each other, means a lot in the time of global crisis. And ORCHIDS RULE.
Orchids Rule!

[Mountaineer370]

early, I definitely echo the sentiments in your post. Kindness toward one another has always been important but now more than ever. Of course we are physically limited now in what we can do, due to distancing or even self-isolation requirements. We have to be creative with our contacts, but catching up with our friends and family through phone calls, emails, texts, Skype, whatever you like to do, is one way we can keep in touch and keep one another's spirits up.

Thank goodness for our orchids. They are something we can care for and enjoy right in the safety of our own homes or yards.

I would like to add that I think those folks who work in the medical field, whether trained as doctors or nurses, or the various types of assistants and technicians, along with all those who work in administration and maintenance, keeping the hospitals and doctors' offices running, are worthy of our utmost respect and gratitude.

Be well, everyone.

[Leafmite]

I agree that it is important that we help others.

I hope that our doctors and other medical staff will all have the protective gear that they require to keep them safe. I just watched a news segment about the Italian crises and saw the full protective gear that those nurses and doctors were wearing and even then, some of them have gotten sick.