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Not quite the kindness of strangers
I mentioned that I am self-isolating, and was worrying about running out of supplies, but I couldn't think of anyone to ask for help: my local friends don't have cars, or also shouldn't be shopping right now.
Jo, who is an extrovert and travels a lot (in normal times), said she could probably find someone to go shopping for us. Jo talked to Ada (who used to live in Cambridge), and I got an email from someone offering to help.
Emails were exchanged, I sent them our current shopping list, and now we have stuff. No toilet paper or paper towels, unsurprisingly--the person doing the shopping told me there were no paper goods in the store--but we have a five-pound bag of flour and a package of rice, as well as the produce, yogurt, canned beans, and other useful things. An extra box of Irish breakfast tea, just in case.
I won't say all is well, but things are looking less dire, very locally.
Jo, who is an extrovert and travels a lot (in normal times), said she could probably find someone to go shopping for us. Jo talked to Ada (who used to live in Cambridge), and I got an email from someone offering to help.
Emails were exchanged, I sent them our current shopping list, and now we have stuff. No toilet paper or paper towels, unsurprisingly--the person doing the shopping told me there were no paper goods in the store--but we have a five-pound bag of flour and a package of rice, as well as the produce, yogurt, canned beans, and other useful things. An extra box of Irish breakfast tea, just in case.
I won't say all is well, but things are looking less dire, very locally.
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And after looking at Jo's email to the people who wound up helping us, and a minute of "is she just playing up why I need help?" I realized that (a) I do have these limitations, including from the MS, and (b) helpful high school students, unlike hospital beds or medical supplies, don't seem to be in short supply. So, (c) I may try contacting them in a week or two, because the worst they can do is turn us down.
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