Rambling post about indy being in hospital

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+title: “A little act of kindness”
+date: 2024-05-19T11:00:00.0Z
+tags:
+    - personal 
+excerpt: “A quick thanks to the kind stranger in the supermarket this morning”
+---
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+My daughter is in the hospital, again. This is nothing new, it happens fairly frequently, she’s okay. It sucks, for her, and for us.
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+These hospital stays always turn out extremely expensive for us[^1]. Just parking at the hospital yesterday cost us over £21, and because we’re borrowing my parents car, my wife had to get taxis to-and-from the hospital[^2], and then food inside is incredibly expensive. I think in total the stay managed to cost us well over £150.
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+Whatever it cost, it was enough to reduce the balance in my bank to practically nothing, which I only discovered at the supermarket till when I wasn’t able to pay for a handful of pastries I’d bought so my wife and daughter could eat breakfast after being discharged.
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+I was prepared to leave them and walk away, but one very kind woman behind me in the queue paid for it. It was a really small amount, but it was just that tiny little act of kindness that helped make a shitty situation that little bit better. It’s something I’ve done a few times myself, but it was humbling to be on the receiving end.
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+Anyway, thank you to that person in the Lidl at Wythenshawe, you made my day a bit less shit without hesitation.
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+[^1]: By UK standards. Expensive is a relative term.
+[^2]: There’s public transport, but it takes too long, and would mean her being alone in unfamiliar areas at night