Cherry Lynn 💙

[Cherry Lynn 💙 @CherryALynn]

@Shauns_Aviation check out loganair LOG93Y attempting to land in Derry city airport

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@tokkianami At 15 seconds, pure Diana facial expression, my heart

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@marksandspencer @StevenGNorman When I am in Spain even the smallest village shops sell bread from perspex boxes. Disposable gloves and paper bags are readily available.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"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

[Ryder 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @Ryder56004614]

Just had a lovely woman in our shop in Donegal, searching for her lost twin sister. Appreciate it if my Irish followers would retweet this. Thank you.

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@TheGoldenRatio4 guac is in Ireland

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@sharrond62 Check the facts

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@LewisHamilton I know your agony, he knows you're there, he hears your voice, feels the vibration of your breathing. He has known only love from you and he's wrapped in that love now. He knows no fear as long as you are with him. Luckily he doesn't know your heart is breaking.

[Anna Hamilton Art @annahamiltonart]

Morning folks! I’m trying a BIG push for sales today as it’s been dreadfully quiet this week.
I’d love to send you some beautiful things & I’d love even more if you could share this with as many people as possible. My little business depends on it! 💛

https://t.co/mxr5W30gIH

[Anne Louise Avery @AnneLouiseAvery]

🍁🦊 Competition time! To celebrate the coming of autumn, win a cornucopia of delights! A signed copy of my book, 'Reynard the Fox' and accompanying gold-tipped notebook, 'A Fox for All Seasons,' a bar of fine Apple and Blackberry chocolate, a box of powdery cinnamon knots, a packet of Caramelised biscuit tea and a charming & very fluffy fox companion. Simply follow, like and retweet to win! 🦊🍂

[Cherry Lynn 💙 @CherryALynn]

@MirandaKeeling I'm in email conversation with Charlotte so hopefully will get sorted. Thank you

[Miranda Keeling @MirandaKeeling]

Wow!! Cancelleresca, a calligrapher based in Derry, N Ireland, sent me these today, just because they felt like it. Written with steel pens and gouache on watercolour paper. A delightful celebration of my words. Spontaneous collaborations like this make my heart sing 🖋️❤️

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@Buddybear115 @hectorsgrescue Mine arrived just there now and I am delighted. Thank you to the donor and you for organizing the auction

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@Buddybear115 I am, thank you

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@Buddybear115 That's away from my husband's acc. Gmcmenamin.
Hopefully

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@Buddybear115 @KimKimozzy9 @hectorsgrescue I bid £18 on lot 7E please @Buddybear115

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@BarclaysUKHelp
Thank you much for helping my Dad get his head round the Barclays app. All thanks to Steve for his help and patience. Dad has had a Barclays card since 1976. Really chuffed to receive your gift, and especially such an appropriate present. Made his day

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@Tesco I was to get my order on Tuesday, yodel say they haven't received the parcel, you've emailed me for a review of the item / process and it's impossible to find help on your website