After all the years that i have helped people and morrally held to the high road, I have become jaded with people because of the takers and self centered contemptable individuals that I meet. This has me rethinking...BIG..

As some of you know my father in law has moved in with us, from out of province. He is in the pallative system and we are doing home care for as long as we can. He is dying from pancreatic cancer. The health care has a 90 day waiting period. Long story short we take him to emergency for blood poisoning, before he is insured. The bill is pretty big..

In the same ward, a middle aged lady is also dying from cancer, she is also in for infections. The wife is there every day of the week and a half that her father is in the acute care. The middle aged lady is also on a steroid treatment that is also just about done. The steroids have changed her behavour to a display of bad lauguage and vulgarity. Her visiters have assured us that this is not her normal behavor..

Any how as the week progresses she becomes relaxed as the steroids wear off and she becomes friendly and compasionate with the father in law. She befriends the wife.

There are no secrets as all the staff know we are footing the bill and not the insurance. The father in law finally is well enough after several procedures, cat scans etc etc... and we take him home.

We get the bill and there is $ 7,500. payment with a visa. We notify the hospital billing department about this error. No error.. the payment was made by an anonymous person. The adminastrator said he was swore to secrecy and had in all his years not seen any one do this before, but he would not divulge the identify of the person who helped pay our medical bill.

We suspect the lady in the ward..Bless her and that her last days be pleasant.


All day I have been in wonderment...

 

Silver -

Sorry to hear about your father-in-law.

With regard to the person who paid the bill . . . people will surprise you, even amaze you, usually when you least expect it.

On the whole, I think most people are compasionate most of the time. While that leaves a lot of room for the other side of the equation to manifest, it's mostly good.

A lot of times I am of a mind that nothing shocks me any more (in terms of bad), but in terms of good, people never cease to amaze me.

Best of luck to you and your family in these trying times.

K-

 

Sorry to hear about your father-in-laws illness. God Bless the guardian angle who paid the bill, that truly is an act of unselfishness.

 

I think a toss up to the man upstairs is in order.

 

WHY does he have visa????

 

We hear about all the bad things in the world, but it's truly amazing the compasion and support that's out there. Many times it's the small things that make the biggest difference.

 

If I ever get to that point in life where I had the money I would love to do that sort of jesture.

What Bill Gates and Buffett are doing is great but if I had that money I would do it a little different. I would be visiting random homes in the US of families who were honestly struggling to make it or are just barely doing so. Knock on the door and hand them the deed to their home or similar act.

Great story. The great nature of people tend to be hidden beneath all the filth we all deal with each day but sometimes it really shines.

 

Awesome story Silver...but sorry to hear about father-in-law.

I think we all have that kind of kindness in each and every one of us, but most of us choose not to be that way....or kind rather.

I agree with vader. If I had the money, I would do what he mentioned. It always makes me feel good to do good. I know that sounds a little crazy coming from me, but I'm not the a-hole everyone makes me out to be.

 

Great story. I'm still jaded and hate people though.

 

Silver, sorry to hear about your FIL, and wish him and ya'll the best.

I really believe that most people on this site, especially those in GD, would do that if they had the chance and the means. Even though most of us have never met in person, I have known few groups who share as much trial and tribulation of their lives with each other. Being in the military, on submarines, is as close as you can get to a collective group of individuals. Internally you may bicker, but no outside source can touch anyone of you... I rate this group here second only to that.

 

98,

You are right, at least I think so.

Strange how a bunch of guys/gals you've never met can become friends aint it.

If one of the gang needed help and I could provide it...I would in a second no questions asked. You have to be on guard to not get scammed but I don't think that is an issue with the regulars.

Back to the mayhem.

 

I will agree with the both of you.

 

Silver........your father-in-law and family are in my prayers. God will take care of the person who showed extreme kindness towards you. To have done this anonymously shows what a amazing person they truly are.

 

This was something that i had to share, as it seems we all seem to bitch about the stupid guy/gal who should have been drowned at birth, this act of kindness belays what we/i see day to day.

Thank-you all for the encouragement with my father inlaw.

regards
Russ