Jamie Grant

Opportunity broker at Genesys Works where we narrow the divide between the lucky few and the hard-working many. Husband, Dad, Strategist and Fundraiser!

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"My name's Raymond. I'm 73. I work the parking lot at St. Joseph's Hospital. Minimum wage, orange vest, a whistle I barely use. Most people don't even look at me. I'm just the old man waving cars into spaces.
But I see everything.

Like the black sedan that circled the lot every morning at 6 a.m. for three weeks. Young man driving, grandmother in the passenger seat. Chemotherapy, I figured. He'd drop her at the entrance, then spend 20 minutes hunting for parking, missing her appointments.

One morning, I stopped him. "What time tomorrow?"
"6:15," he said, confused.
"Space A-7 will be empty. I'll save it."
He blinked. "You... you can do that?"
"I can now," I said.

Next morning, I stood in A-7, holding my ground as cars circled angrily. When his sedan pulled up, I moved. He rolled down his window, speechless. "Why?"
"Because she needs you in there with her," I said. "Not out here stressing."
He cried. Right there in the parking lot.

Word spread quietly. A father with a sick baby asked if I could help. A woman visiting her dying husband. I started arriving at 5 a.m., notebook in hand, tracking who needed what. Saved spots became sacred. People stopped honking. They waited. Because they knew someone else was fighting something bigger than traffic.
But here's what changed everything, A businessman in a Mercedes screamed at me one morning. "I'm not sick! I need that spot for a meeting!"

"Then walk," I said calmly. "That space is for someone whose hands are shaking too hard to grip a steering wheel."

He sped off, furious. But a woman behind him got out of her car and hugged me. "My son has leukemia," she sobbed. "Thank you for seeing us."

The hospital tried to stop me. "Liability issues," they said. But then families started writing letters. Dozens. "Raymond made the worst days bearable." "He gave us one less thing to break over."

Last month, they made it official. "Reserved Parking for Families in Crisis." Ten spots, marked with blue signs. And they asked me to manage it.

But the best part? A man I'd helped two years ago, his mother survived, came back. He's a carpenter. Built a small wooden box, mounted it by the reserved spaces. Inside? Prayer cards, tissues, breath mints, and a note,

"Take what you need. You're not alone. -Raymond & Friends"
People leave things now. Granola bars. Phone chargers. Yesterday, someone left a hand-knitted blanket.
I'm 73. I direct traffic in a hospital parking lot. But I've learned this: Healing doesn't just happen in operating rooms. Sometimes it starts in a parking space. When someone says, "I see your crisis. Let me carry this one small piece."

So pay attention. At the grocery checkout, the coffee line, wherever you are. Someone's drowning in the little things while fighting the big ones.

Hold a door. Save a spot. Carry the weight no one else sees.
It's not glamorous. But it's everything."

Let this story reach more hearts....

Credit: Mary Nelson

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@airfrance and @Delta codeshare is a disgrace! We booked tickets 6 months ago. We paid for upgraded seats to put our family together. And we were just notified that @airfrance has given our seats to someone else. And when questioned they said “you will have to talk to @Delta

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@Verizon - your customer service is terrible. I bought a Wi-Fi hotspot and you set me up as a business account (I’m not a business) and won’t let me cancel because I don’t know the name of the business! Stop charging me for a service I don’t want! Can you hear me now???

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@MassRMV - I took my 79 year old dad to the Danvers RMV today and Angela helped him get his new Mass ID. Angela was friendly, kind, knowledgeable and patient. Thank you Angela for great service!

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Nobody mentioned at checkin that maid service is “upon request” - so I requested on Day 2. We are now on Day 3 and out of TP and soap. I can make my own bed, but what exactly am I paying for here?

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Remember when hotels gave you fresh towels and made your bed? @SpringHillSuite seems to have forgotten that part of the hospitality experience. At least the one in Frederick, MD

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@LindseyGrahamSC I love the fact that I can always tell you are dissembling because your lips are moving. You are a disgrace to your office. Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - CONVICT

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@RedState @tedcruz Ted Cruz is a disgrace. You claim to love the Constitution. You claim to be a Conservative. Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution for a change. CONVICT

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@SenatorRomney Thank you for your principled leadership. Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - which means standing up for the electoral process - you can only CONVICT

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@marcorubio - be the man your voters wanted! Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - which DJT tried to overturn by inciting an insurrection. Do the right thing. CONVICT

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@SenRickScott - Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - which means standing up for the electoral process - which DJT tried to overturn by inciting an insurrection. CONVICT

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@SenatorTimScott Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - which DJT tried to overturn by inciting an insurrection. Do the right thing. CONVICT

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@lisamurkowski - thank you for standing up for truth and the constitution. Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You stand up for the constitution!! CONVICT!!

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@Sen_JoeManchin - Trump Lied. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. Please stand up for the constitution - which means standing up for the electoral process - which DJT tried to overturn by inciting an insurrection. Do the right thing. CONVICT

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@SenJohnKennedy Your complicity with the big lie put Justina and your colleagues in danger on January 6th. Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - which means Do the right thing. CONVICT

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@HawleyMO Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - which means standing up for the electoral process - which DJT tried to overturn by inciting an insurrection. Do what is right. CONVICT

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@SenTuberville Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - which means standing up for the electoral process - which DJT tried to overturn by inciting an insurrection. CONVICT!!!

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@JohnCornyn Trump Lied. Trump lost. Trump invited thugs to DC and then incited them to violent action. You need to stand up for the constitution - which means standing up for the electoral process - which DJT tried to overturn by inciting an insurrection. Do the right thing. CONVICT