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kmakm
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7 years ago

The Kindness of Strangers

Today I received a get well soon card in the post. It was from someone I'd never met, and contained a $100 gift voucher to a lingerie shop that specialises in fitting post-surgery women such as myself. I was so touched! It was an incredibly thoughtful and sensitive gift, as well as being very generous.

She did identify that she worked at the same organisation as my husband. I would have been completely flummoxed otherwise! I rang my him to find out more. Turns out she's on maternity leave! Damn impressive to find the mental space and time to organise a gift like this for anyone, let alone someone you've never met, when you're juggling a newborn and a toddler. I asked if she'd been touched by breast cancer in some way but he didn't know.

Today's the last day I have to wear the compression top and binder. I sloped round the cheap shops today and picked up a basic grey non-underwire bra as something to wear next. How lovely to think I can get properly fitted and buy something pretty!

I would love to hear if anyone else been surprised by the kindness of strangers. K xox
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    Zoffiel
    Member
    7 years ago
    Yesterday  I was stressing about moving my car a couple of blocks to all day parking because I didn't know how long i was going to be in the slammer and ED was a madhouse and I felt like shit. The brother of someone on the other side of the curtain overheard the conversation I was having with the nurse, as you do, popped his head through and said "I'll do it,"
    And he did. Brought me back a hand drawn map of where he had parked it and made no comment about the state of the cardrobe. There itiwas this afternoon. Bless.
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    RachelG
    Member
    7 years ago
    @kmakm wow that is so lovely, I hope you find something really nice.  last year when my sister from NZ came to visit me (only 2 months after diagnosis) a girl from her work sent over a beautiful book, hand & face cream for me. I was blown away by such kindness as had not meet this lovely lady and sent a thank you card back with my sister. 
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    Kiwi_Angel
    Member
    7 years ago
    That is so sweet @kmakm - there are good people in the world  :). When I went into hospital for my final surgery a couple of girls at my husbands work for me a little care package. They found me vegan biccies, a book, a gift voucher and a nice blankie I could take with me - and I have only ever met one of them very briefly years ago.