Anonymous
My son is a garbage collector. Early morning routes. Same neighborhood for years. Noticed something. Elderly woman. Putting out trash. Always waved. Always smiled. One week she didn’t come out. Trash piled up. He got worried. Knocked on her door. No answer. Called police. Wellness check. They found her. Fallen. Broken hip. Been on the floor four days. Couldn’t reach her phone. Couldn’t call for help. Alone. They got her to the hospital. Surgery. Recovery. Six weeks. My son visited. Every week.
Brought flowers. Sat with her. She had no family. Nobody else came. When she got out he helped her home. Checked on her daily. Did her trash. Brought groceries. Became her family. She’s ninety-three now. Doing well. Calls my son her guardian angel. “He noticed when I didn’t come out. Saved my life.” He started a program. “Check on Seniors.” Garbage collectors. Mail carriers. Delivery drivers. Anyone with regular routes. Notice when elderly people’s routines change. Report it.
Have saved fifteen people. One man. Newspapers piled up. Mail overflowing. Driver checked. Heart attack. Still alive because someone noticed. My son says “We see people every day. Same faces. Same routines. When something changes. We should care enough to check.” Sometimes being saved. Looks like a garbage collector. Who pays attention.
4 days out from my life-changing surgery, @Aetna has denied the appeal for my brain surgery.
to be clear, when i signed up to aetna months ago, the coordinator had confirmed they would cover this surgery. then, a week ago, they said the surgery was too experimental/elective and denied coverage. we appealed. that appeal was just denied today.
now, my neurosurgeon is trying to do a peer-to-peer consult with someone at aetna to explain why i need it so we don’t lose the surgery date on monday morning. aetna is not being responsive.
this is sadistic and a violation of basic trust. please spread this so they can’t ignore it. they may not care if i live or die but people should know just what kind of company they’re dealing with. and please pray they are able to have a peer-to-peer consult with my neurosurgeon and have a change of heart.