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A nice story for International Women's Day

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Jayh Wed 09-Mar-16 12:29:31

Thank you for this lovely post, Jane. Women at their best by being kind and supportive.

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PRINTMISS Wed 09-Mar-16 11:59:49

That is a lovely story, and one that needed to be posted, Thank you.

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Grannyknot Wed 09-Mar-16 09:03:04

jane of course! It slipped my mind. A wandering bletherer sounds great, a bit like a word minstrel.

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Indinana Wed 09-Mar-16 08:36:43

What a truly heartwarming story - I don't know how anyone could fail to be touched by such kindness.

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Luckygirl Wed 09-Mar-16 08:20:10

That is heartening - thanks for posting this. Three cheers for the WI!

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Jane10 Wed 09-Mar-16 08:12:20

Grannyknot I just go around talking about my book and its background of the disappeared department stores. We usually have a lovely time down memory lane. I do it because I enjoy it and get to meet so many nice people. I'm just a wandering blether!

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Maggiemaybe Wed 09-Mar-16 08:02:13

Oh, sorry, I've just realised that her daughter is out there with her. One of these days I'll learn to read properly.

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Grannyknot Wed 09-Mar-16 08:02:07

What was the topic of your talk? smile I'm just being nosy?

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Maggiemaybe Wed 09-Mar-16 08:00:26

Heartwarming, Jane10. But I have to say I'm surprised this poor lady can't be brought back here to be near her family and friends, whatever her disabilities. How isolated she must have felt, and how sad for her daughter.

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Grannyknot Wed 09-Mar-16 07:58:32

jane getting ill like that so far away from home is the stuff of nightmares. So that is a lovely story of "sisterhood in action".

If my comment has anyone asking for a sick bucket, that's easily ignored smile

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Jane10 Wed 09-Mar-16 07:42:38

Yesterday I was doing one of my talks at a local WI. They were such a nice group of ladies that I stayed on for the tea and chat. I was so pleased to hear the story of one of their members. This poor soul suffered a serious stroke when visiting her DD in Australia. It left her so sadly disabled that there is no question of her ever returning to Scotland. She is now in a care home over there literally a stranger in a strange land. Her DD visits when she can of course. Anyway this lady's friends at the WI I was visiting got going, contacted the Australian version of WI and arranged that they 'adopt' her as one of their own and visit her and generally include her where they can. I thought this was a wonderful example of international working together by two sets of nice women. (Jings don't say 'pass the sick bucket' I was genuinely pleased to hear this story of quiet kindness)

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