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[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

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@MickeyGoulder Unreal how Ga. Tech collapsed. Door is wide open for UVA. Let's see if they seize the opportunity!

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#Hokies ‼️

[VT Barstool @BarstoolVTech]

Enter Sandman live from Lane Stadium

This is wild

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@UVA What a great story, and she's still writing it!

[Justin McLeod @justfactsmaam]

DOG ON THE FIELD. I REPEAT, DOG ON THE FIELD.

Is the softball Bingo card even a question on this one?

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@JonnyRoot_ Mike

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@KirkHerbstreit 🙏

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@lukealambo Nothing finer than a noon kick on the CW....

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

"And there's the biggest star of them all."

Ben -- wearing a media credential -- in the house for the Georgia-Texas game in Austin. 🏈🐶🐕

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

He brought a llama to College GameDay 😭

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@lukealambo Wahoowa!

[Dubs @DubsUW]

Did we just become best friends?! 🐾

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Outstanding commitment, dedication, and support for @UVAFootball @ADWilliamsUVA
Wahoowa!

[Luke Lamberson @lukealambo]

Cool story about my 12 game journey! Shout-out to @AidanBaller1 and @wuvasports

https://t.co/uF2c56YQCz

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Awesome! 💪 #DiabetesAwarenessMonth

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Today I learned Mark Andrews has type 1 diabetes and has to check his blood sugar level 20+ times per game.

He also wears a continuous glucose monitor off the field, sharing his blood sugar levels with his family, his agent and the team’s head trainer.

And he’s an All-Pro TE 👏

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#WarEagle 🧡💙

[The Mindfulness Meditation Institute @TrainingMindful]

“Be brave enough…”

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Radio show this morning! Tune in from 7:45 til 8 a.m. WRVS FM 89.9 or live at
https://t.co/Ya9A9TrDyI #MensHealth #Nutrition #NutritionExperts

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Ready!

[Jonathan the Husky @JonathanHusky_]

Starting the weekend early. Who’s with me?

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We'll be on the radio tomorrow (Tues 5/23 from 7:45-8:00 am). Join us as we talk about nutrition & mental health in recognition of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. Tune in to
@WRVS899 or stream live at https://t.co/zoClIdBpIv.

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Preventative care is so important. When was YOUR last check up? ✔ ⚕

[Jonathan the Husky @JonathanHusky_]

Yearly checkup completed and proper good-boy treat received. Thank you #fentonrivervet for helping me to stay healthy so I can be at my best for @UConn #yesterday #ThrowbackThursday