I am humbled and in awe of the kindness of strangers. I am disabled and a few days ago I pulled into a handicapped parking spot at the mall. I couldn’t find my handicapped placard even though I had seen it when I got into my car.
Maybe it slipped between the seats or fell under the seats? With much difficulty I started to look for it.
At that time a lovely couple stopped to see if they could help. And help they did – they looked everywhere for that sticker but to no avail.
Then I had an “ah-hah moment.” I had stopped to mail a birthday card and I suspected I scooped up my handicapped card and accidentally mailed it along with the card.
Because I didn’t have my handicapped placard I needed to move my car to a non-handicapped spot.
The gentleman said that he and his fiancé had a good parking spot and they would not pull out until I was in position to pull in. A big thank you from the bottom of my heart to these two angels.
When I got home I called Canada Post to explain my predicament.
The next day I got a return call saying that the contents of a mailbox go directly to Vancouver for sorting and anything undeliverable gets sent to Ontario. It could take up to three weeks before a claim could be made.
Given the length of time involved she suggested I just get a new card. That seemed like the best option.
The next day I went to Independent Living at the People Place to purchase a new card only to be told that a Canada Post worker had discovered my card, pulled it, and would deliver it to the agency that afternoon.
The card is now back in my car.
Another angel.
A thousand thank-yous to the postal worker who went above his or her duty to see that my handicapped sticker was returned to me.
Such kindness from complete strangers!
Jill Rhynard
