Tough times

This will probably be a bit short.  I don't have much to say on the subject.
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I do not know the names of these people, therefore I will make up names.  How about:
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. White - her daughter Mary - her son Joe. . . and my wife.
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At the Quilt Guild the other day Mrs. Jones asked my wife if she would prepare an evening meal for a local family.  My wife agreed to Wednesday suppertime.   She was told the family likes vegetables but absolutely no tomatoes.   
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My wife planned a meal of beef, slow cooked in a mushroom sauce and other stuff. She sent our remaining Halloween Snicker bars as a treat.  That was fine.  I can't eat candy anyway.  Maybe that was a special treat.
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The point of this stone is to tell you about the family.  I don't know where the husband is - maybe divorced?  maybe dead?  maybe a deadbeat who has moved to Oregon so he can buy Marijuana?   I don't know.  I didn't ask.  It didn't seem to matter.
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The mother, Mrs. White, takes care of Mary and Joe.
When Mary was in high school, a senior I believe, she was in a car wreck locally.  The car wreck paralyzed her.  The Mother has taken care of Mary since the wreck.   After the wreck it was learned that Mary was pregnant.
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The doctors recommended an abortion because of the wreck and associated problems.  Mrs. White would not allow Mary to have the abortion, and Joe was born.  It seems he was deprived of oxygen during the wreck experience.  Joe is somewhat retarded, physically and mentally.  He has trouble getting all of his words to work.
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Mrs. White has taken care of both of them since the wreck.  Joe is now over 18-20 years old.   That should make Mary about 35-36 or so.   I would guess that Mrs. White is nearing 60.
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The present situation.  Mrs. White is sick.  She has been hospitalized a couple of times - or more?  Mrs. White has been laid up at home in between hospital trips.  The daughter Mary is physically unable to care for herself or prepare meals - Joe is not capable of doing this either.  Joe can run the microwave.
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So Mrs. Jones (see above lady) has taken it upon herself to see that food, one meal a day, is delivered to the house - now - and until Mrs. White is able to handle the job.
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Ending thoughts:
Mrs. Jones deserves Sainthood for taking on this job.  She must find someone everyday to provide this meal.  She is getting nothing from this, no money, no reward, no nuthin' except knowing she has helped the family.  
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Mrs. White deserves Sainthood. She has taken care of 2 people for almost 20 years and into the future.  This lady must be a great mother and grandmother.  But, I wonder what will happen when Mrs. White becomes too old to handle the problem.  This should be the purpose of a government program - not programs to help people who are too lazy to get a job or have more children just to get more govt. dough.  I won't ramble here.  It won't do any good.
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My wife delivered the meal about 5 p.m. on Wednesday.  The young man answered the door and was grateful for the help.   He talked to my wife as his left foot kept their 3 barking dogs at bay.  He said they were bad dogs.  My wife told him we have four bad dogs in our house.
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I don't know if we are back on the list to deliver another meal or not.  I suppose time will tell.   The mom was on the way home from the hospital that day.
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