Note to health

2 Goodgymers helped an isolated person in Lewisham
Girija Tase
Lewisham

Saturday 30th May 2020

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I met Melissa outside Mr J's house for what was her second ever GoodGym task! Outside the house was a note from Mr J's daughter thanking everyone who'd helped him and letting them know he was OK and looking forward to coming home from hospital.

We were let in by his carer and set to work moving most of the furniture out of his living room to make space for his hospital bed.

The house was covered in thoughtful notes from his daughter. There were even several sensors in the house which triggered recorded messages from her, so he'd hear a familiar voice. What a lucky man!

Towards the end the carer got a call from Mr J's daughter - just to tell us thank you for our help.

It was a reminder of what a difference just an hour of our time can make! And welcome to Goodgym Melissa - what an important time to join!



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Greenwich runner

Sat 30th May 2020 at 7:31pm

Such an awesome task and so lovely to meet you Girija! Thanks for your help! Incredible way to start the weekend and help Mr J get home safe 💙

Nikki

Mon 1st Jun 2020 at 10:27am

Well done, both!

Amy Pezet

Thu 4th Jun 2020 at 12:34pm

What a lovely task. Well done both for taking the time to help.

Girija Tase

Mon 6th Jul 2020 at 10:28am

Aww :) thanks all! And it was lovely to meet you too Melissa! Hopefully we'll see each other again soon on another task

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