Trooper D and Herbert the tank

1 Goodgymer helped an isolated person in Windsor and Maidenhead
Windsor and Maidenhead

Sunday 13th November 2022

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I went to see Mrs D for her first social visit today. What a remarkable lady! She suffers from over a dozen serious ailments (I don't mean sniffles or rash but the debilitating kind) and yet has no time for a moan. She takes it all on the chin and maintains her sense of humour!

She casually mentioned that she calls her mobile oxygen tank "Herbert". In that moment I knew she's a lady after my own heart 💜

Such an inspiration with so much positivity, Mrs D is a proper trooper! I thought I was doing something nice for world kindness day but she taught me a few things about real kindness. I'll cherish those stories and will be going back for more!



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Diya Singh
Diya Singh (she/her)

Sun 13th Nov 2022 at 4:13pm

Aww what a lovely report xx The matter-of-fact reference to Herbert the tank was the best thing I've heard today!

Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Sun 13th Nov 2022 at 6:26pm

Well done, Kanika! I think that all Mrs D's have something in common: sheer determination and a good sense of humour! 👏

Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Sun 13th Nov 2022 at 8:26pm

You might be onto something there Georgeta 🤔 maybe we should change our names to Danika and Deorgeta for later life 🤭

Amy L GoodGym
Amy L GoodGym (she/her)

Mon 14th Nov 2022 at 11:49am

What a lovely report Danika! So inspiring. We had oxygen tanks for Oscar when he was a tiny baby and his lungs were still developing. Wish it had occurred to us to name them! x

Lewisham runner

Mon 14th Nov 2022 at 1:05pm

Lovely report, Kanika!

Diya Singh
Diya Singh (she/her)

Mon 14th Nov 2022 at 9:57pm

Oh good. Diya is already sorted for later life! :D

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