In the spirit of thanksgiving.....

This happened two years ago, but it still relevant today.  Reposting from FB:

"I have to share an experience I had yesterday. Right now, I have no WiFi at home so we've been going to the library, a location where I do art classes or to McDonald's for their free WiFi. Nicholas is home-schooled and his curriculum is online so we need WiFi.

As we sat there working, Nicholas' Pre-k and daycare teacher walked in. He reminisced about naps, and how he missed nap time (as if he couldn't take naps still :-) ) The young man sitting in the next booth piped in saying he missed them, too. We all chuckled!

Several minutes went by and I noticed this young man was only sipping on a glass of water. I leaned over and handed him $10. It wasn't much, and I had every dime budgeted, but he was hungry. 

I wish I could have recorded the glistening in his eyes when I told him to get something to eat. When he returned he had so much food, it was clear he hadn't eaten in a while.

Nicholas and I finished up, and prepared to walk to a nearby pharmacy where I had to fill a script for iron, ferrous sulphate, tablets. This was suggested first to raise my iron content to avoid blood transfusions.

I explained this to the pharmacist who told me that she had to get blood transfusions as a result of cancer. The transfusions take about 8 hours to complete.

Then she spent several minutes trying to find my Medicaid insurance in the system, to no avail, even going as far as to call the ER where I was seen.

The prescription was filled, and I was called to the counter. "Here's your prescription, Miss. We couldn't find your insurance info, but the pharmacist paid your bill for you."

Now I know these tabs are not too expensive, but I thanked her profusely, and gave a glance towards Heaven in gratitude."