Had a moment at shopper’s drug mart last night, a 22 year old child didn’t have the funds for his medication, he was so embarrassed and was almost in tears, went to leave, a woman and I at the same time said we got you, I chased him back, said I have a son your
Age, and we understand, we got you... he came back, was so incredibly embarrassed, it broke my heart, the youth are just not taken care of, the pharmacist could have released the med under his name, price of 2 Starbucks, they wouldn’t, so we did. I said to the
Boy... my son is your age, I know this is hard, we just care, come back, you are worth it. We did not expect a parade, we did not want a hero cookie, we did not want the young man to feel indebted, I just wanted him to have what he needed. He hung his head,
Muttered “thank you”, nothing else and I was so okay with that. It gave me what I needed to fill my soul bucket as I’ve been having a difficult time because of this pandemic. CRB doesn’t cover the bills, I’m a small business owner shuttered for the 3 rd time,
Physical challenges, post 5th spinal surgery and now in cue for who knows how long for an MRI and CT scan, before the shoppers trip I was sullen, today, I am grateful. I have food, a roof, family, friends, and benefits (thank you ex husband 🙃) and now? A
Child has his meds... that is the tweet.. take care of everyone, it takes a village to raise children, it takes a village to keep them raised. Thank you 🙏 for listening ##youthAndPoverty #sharingIsCaring ps. Emily is on my mind it helped to help him 💙
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