Windsor, Ontario © Rita Jacques 2017
Month: March 2017
Their Shoes- #24
Heather is fairly new to the shelter. She’s a striking, beautiful woman. However, she walks very stiffly due to pain. She received her shoes from the shelter. What is your biggest struggle with poverty on a daily basis? “It used to be shelter. I was staying at the shelter for women on Bridge Street.… Continue reading Their Shoes- #24
Seeking an End to Worry?
“Inshallah!” A friend of mine practiced nursing overseas for a year. She worked at a state-of-the-art hospital in Dubai. Besides being paid extremely well, she found the unit she worked on to be well-stocked with modern equipment and computers. However, she had one complaint. If she needed a “stat” x-ray performed or “stat” blood work done, she always got… Continue reading Seeking an End to Worry?
Their Shoes #23
Keith has been one of the regular clientele of the shelter for years. Today was the first time I saw him with a sleeping bag and a mat, made from milk bags, tucked under his arm. He told me there’s a chance he would be sleeping on the street tonight. He wanted to be prepared. Keith’s… Continue reading Their Shoes #23
Identity Theft??
I should’ve known better. It had to be a scam. It didn’t add up. I was beating myself up for being sucked in. Again. This was worse than the time I received the e-mail asking me to click on a link to update my credit card info. That situation took a half-hour on the phone… Continue reading Identity Theft??
Their Shoes #22
When I interviewed Missy, she was folding laundry. I helped her and was surprised to find matching socks among the heap. She told me she’d found a bag of clothing in the dumpster. She brought the clothing to the shelter to wash and donate to those in need. Missy received her shoes from the shelter.… Continue reading Their Shoes #22
Pay You Double!
The young man sat hunched over in his old wheelchair. It was the kind you roll with your hands, not an electric model. An overturned baseball cap was held out by chapped, bare hands. My daughter and I had walked three blocks on a blustery January afternoon. We’d passed by six parking meters, each one labeled… Continue reading Pay You Double!
Thousand Word Thursdays #21
No parking! WFCU Centre parking lot, Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2017.
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