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Last week I was sitting in the lobby of a medical building when I heard an elderly woman talking on the
phone about her husband. His name was Ed and he
1 her off for her doctor's
2 , and was going to park
the car and
3 her. She was so
4 because he never came back to get her. As she described her
5 to
the person on the phone she started to cry and I knew I needed to take
6 . She was talking to a local
7
they were going to have lunch at after her appointment. She
8 to see if he was there.
After she sat down, I introduced myself and gave her my business card to
9 myself. Her name was
Helen. I acknowledged her situation and asked if I could
10 . She explained her husband Ed was supposed
to park the car and wait for her. Then she said, "My husband has Alzheimer (老年痴呆症) and he shouldn't
be
11 without me."
I
12 to drive to the local restaurant to see if Ed was waiting for her there. After notifying the valet (停车
管理员) of the situation at hand we exchanged cell phone numbers
13 Ed showed up as I jumped into action
searching for Ed.
14 arriving in the parking lot of the restaurant she described I received a call from the valet.
The valet had
15 Ed sitting on a bench in front of the hospital a few buildings down waiting for Helen. What
a
16 ! Once reunited, we needed to find his car which he
17 where he parked!
18 , he parked in the
handicapped spot so it was easy to find!
Once all this was accomplished, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure they arrived
19 . Waved goodbye
and wished them my best. Compassion and
20 led me to reach out to Helen and Ed. The next time you see
someone in need remember to "Pass It On"!
( )1. A. sent
( )2. A. appointment
( )3. A. look for
( )4. A. curious
( )5. A. situation
( )6. A. patience
( )7. A. organization
( )8. A. tried
( )9. A. prove
( )10. A. help
( )11. A. walking
( )12. A. continued
( )13. A. in case
( )14. A. Since
( )15. A. watched
( )16. A. wonder
( )17. A. forgot
( )18. A. Actually
( )19. A. happily
( )20. A determination |
B. picked
B. check
B. wait for
B. sorry
B. condition
B. action
B. market
B. stopped
B. identify
B. know
B. eating
B. offered
B. even if
B. Until
B. caught
B. surprise
B. marked
B. Fortunately
B. quickly
B. pity |
C. dropped
C. advice
C. make for
C. angry
C. les.son
C. time
C. shop
C. called
C. know
C. ask
C. sitting
C. demanded
C. as long as
C. Once
C. kept
C. relief
C. remembered
C. Naturally
C. finally
C. love |
D. let
D. operation
D. call for
D. upset
D. intention
D. steps
D. restaurant
D. decided
D. declare
D. talk
D. driving
D. promised
D. so that
D. Unless
D. found
D. scene
D. explained
D. Hopefully
D. safely
D. responsibility |