A Christmas Story
Strangers Turned Angels at "Bath & Body Works"
"I felt immediate relief as complete compassion was shown by this wonderful employee.
There was no frustration, only concern and love."
There was no frustration, only concern and love."
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| Joshua and Selma. We always loved being together! |
How
can I adequately express my gratitude and tenderness for the countless
kindnesses given to me from people I had never met before. But who quickly became friends with treasured
memories.
Bath & Body Works
It
was Christmas 2003. I was shopping with
Joshua, Jeremy and Jeremy’s friend, Brett Sorensen. Joshua
was still recovering from his two broken jaws, and so we brought him to the
Mall in his wheelchair. Joshua loved the
Mall. There were so many people to say
hi to, give high fives and many smiles. With
the usual Christmas list, we decided to go in Bath & Body Works. This was tricky with Joshua as the wheelchair
fit down the aisles, but the displays were well within reach of his long arms. While exerting much attention and strength to make sure his long arms did not throw a lotion or soap, It seemed like everything would be okay and I thought we had made it through without incident.
But then suddenly Joshua had a grand mal seizure right next to a nice display of various bath and body items.
As is usual during a seizure, his body can flail and his arms began knocking down the items and sent many of them crashing on to the floor. Jeremy and Brett were helping as best they could, as we tried to hold his thrashing body, keep him safe and lessen the amount of items crashing to the floor. Of course, this caused quite a ruckus in the store, and a store employee quickly appeared.
I felt immediate relief as complete compassion was shown by this wonderful employee. There was no frustration, only concern and love. We all worked through the seizure, protecting Joshua, soothing him, and after the seizure subsided, and as soon as possible, we were able to leave the store.
The focus and attention from the employees of the store were to make sure Joshua was safe and taken care of, before anyone worried about cleaning up the mess in the store. There was no guilt or blame as they were left with this extra work and expense, only complete empathy and understanding in helping us to be okay. #bath&bodyworks
But then suddenly Joshua had a grand mal seizure right next to a nice display of various bath and body items.
As is usual during a seizure, his body can flail and his arms began knocking down the items and sent many of them crashing on to the floor. Jeremy and Brett were helping as best they could, as we tried to hold his thrashing body, keep him safe and lessen the amount of items crashing to the floor. Of course, this caused quite a ruckus in the store, and a store employee quickly appeared.
I felt immediate relief as complete compassion was shown by this wonderful employee. There was no frustration, only concern and love. We all worked through the seizure, protecting Joshua, soothing him, and after the seizure subsided, and as soon as possible, we were able to leave the store.
The focus and attention from the employees of the store were to make sure Joshua was safe and taken care of, before anyone worried about cleaning up the mess in the store. There was no guilt or blame as they were left with this extra work and expense, only complete empathy and understanding in helping us to be okay. #bath&bodyworks
This was a priceless
moment.
This was a gratitude moment.
This brought the true spirit of Christmas.
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