To ask what/when was your last good deed?

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Walking home from work earlier this week in the glorious sunshine, I came to a lady paying for her parking. She rolled her eyes as I got closer and then fanned her face. I said "oh, I know, its a scorcher. She said " oh you don't, I have a fractured spine " she said this as she was trying to get into her car but she winced as she was doing it so I asked her if she needed any help with anything, even to walk with her to where she was headed once parked and to close her sunroof. Felt lovely for the rest of the day.

So when was your last good deed?

Or even if you where the recipient would love to hear about it.

Got out my car after I watched an elderly lady with one of those Zimmer trolleys struggling with a parcel in high wind. She had limited use of one of her arms and struggled to keep the box on the trolly as well as push it as it was a bit too big.
I wedged it onto trolley for her and she went on her merry way although do hope she would manage to get it off.

Recently Almost stopped to offer an elderly man a lift up a steep hill as he was shuffling up it with a cane. Still think I should have but wondered at the time if it would be weird to offer a stranger a lift.

Last week Gave a man at the till next to me an £8 off his shopping voucher. Man was happy and said he owed me a pint!

Asked a homeless man at a train station if he'd like a sandwich or anything from the shop I was going to. He said he'd like a sandwich and was a bit taken back when I asked what filling!

When I came out of the shop I could see him watching to see if I was coming back and his face lit up when he saw me walking towards him with his tuna sandwich

I work in hospital and one of my patients was unexpectedly in intensive care on their birthday. A relative was understandably stressed about this and trying to organise for her to celebrate somewhat so I trailed round 5 different shops to find flameless candles for her to 'blow out' on her cake. ( they ended up being tealight style as its near on impossible to get flameless birthday cakes candles) made their day & mine!

overitalready I am not judging their choices, but giving people money when they can't cope with the decisions that go with it is not helping them. If someone has an addiction they are more likely to spend the cash on that because it gives them a short term paliative lift, and then drops them right back where they were.

A friend of ours died a few weeks ago. It's hard to know what to do as they're a private independent family. I made a big casserole and a cake and took it round with a note.

The widower had adult DC home between the death and funeral (as I thought) as well as DGC and said they all ate it for a couple of days so I felt it really was something small but useful.

SirGawain I had to stop donating blood due to medication so instead I volunteer as one of the people who phones the blood donors to come in. It's a few hours once a month.

When out a few weeks ago I saw a woman with her mother who had symptoms of a stroke. As the daughter was understandably panicking I rang for an ambulance and chatted with them to keep them calm while dd looked after their dog. I even ran after the ambulance after it went past us - I only run when essential!! I hope she is ok, felt too intrusive to ring the hospital later. Good to be aware of F.A.S.T - Face (drooping), arm (weakness), speech (difficulties), time (act quickly if you see these symptoms as it could be a stroke). She had all those symptoms on left side .

Well done Should.y DD had a massive stroke in 1980 and everything was done wrong I still wonder if it might have saved the brain damage if someone had known what to do. Though as it was the haemorrhage sort not the clot maybe not.

Many years ago (1975 ish) my DH was first on the scene of a road accident in London on a quiet Sunday evening in the city of London. Motorbike had gone under a car. Both drivers unconscious. He ran for help (no mobiles!) and collided with a policeman. Once he was satisfied he'd done all he could he left the scene.

It troubled him so he called at the police station and enquired about the victims. The police office (doing his good turn) phoned Barts hospital and was able to establish that the car driver had just passed out and was released that night, the motorcyclist had serious head injuries was still in hospital but was going to recover.

Twist to the tale, I was telling a friend the story (saying poor DH as he so squeamish) and she asked when it was. Turns out she nursed a young motorcyclist at Barts in about 1975 who came in on a Sunday night with severe head injuries. We will never know for sure but small world eh?

Anyway if you call the hospital they may give you a clipped bulletin, if you explain the situation, though in this day of ultra cautious information sharing they may not. They may be prepared to pass your contact details to the family though. Did they take your name? I would be in touch if I knew who you were. We often see letters in our local paper / FB thanking people for helping.

Everything was so different in 1980 in terms of stroke treatment. I wondered about ringing the hospital but I would only be sad if she didn't make it so I guess the best thing I can do is encourage others if in doubt to ask people if they need help.

Typo in my message! It was my late father who had the stroke in 1980 not my DD thank God! My old mum took him home by taxi and called the GP the next day!

Good deed for the day- was on bus with my dc and wheelchair needed the space my son was in. Immediately jumped up ready to collapse stroller, but wheelchair user asked if I wouldn't mind sharing the space (!) told her I was about to collapse stroller and she asked me not to as there was space for both and she loves babies so would like to see my dc. We struck up conversation. She had a carer with her and told me everyone talks to her carer as if her mind doesn't work as well as her legs 😔 She was the loveliest teen I've ever met and my dc loved her. So I feel like I was on the end of her good deed! Gave up my seat on the bus for an elderly lady and held her shopping trolley to make up for it!

I was all "aw, this thread is lovely! Giving me the squishy feels."
Then read this -
A 5yr old boy was in the shop asking for a slush puppy, his dad said no. I gave the boy money for one. His dad scolded me and said I was never to go above him again
That would have REALLLLLLLY pissed me off, how is that a good deed?!
I'm the least confrontational person ever but I'd have felt like lamoing you one!

That should read lamping you one

Mine -

• being skint myself but buying a packet of biscuits to put in the local food bank drive.
• sending out Lego cards to help people finish their collections just because we have loads of spares. So did a shout out on FB, found a couple of friends with only a few to get and we had them, and also found a Twitter follower only needed a couple too. Didn't want anything for it, not even postage, just wanted others to finish their collection.

On the receiving end

Flew back from NZ on the weekend, me with 2 boys and a baby. I had the Sky couch row and could hear the hostess asking the couple behind me if they would mind moving up a few rows to another SC row to enable me to spread out a bit with the DC. They kindly moved. We'd managed fine flying out with the one row, but having the extra row meant the boys had a great sleep and I managed a couple of hours too. Overall the staff on that flight were lovely. I should message Air NZ to let them know

I was in Woolworths getting a few bits and the lady in front of me had lots of shopping (5 or so full bags) and her card kept declining. She was scrambling through her purse to try to come up with the cash. I couldn't help myself and booped my card on the machine (contactless) she was very grateful and we went for a coffee at the nearby shop and she told me a bit about herself and that she was struggling etc. we swapped numbers which is great as I'm new to the country and all friends are very much welcome

Whenever I'm out, I always smile at the people I pass! Sometimes they smile back, sometimes they don't but I don't care!

I watched a documentary on suicide ages ago.

One of the people who jumped off a bridge left a note saying: If anyone smiles at me on the way to the bridge I won't jump.

I don't collect vouchers at the supermarkets but always ask in the person behind wants them.

I was coming out of a shop alongside a lady with two very small children., She had obviously spread the shopping between them but the little boy carrying the cornflakes was so small he had to put his hands up to his chin to stop them dragging on the floor - I gave her a lift home, it was only 5 mins.

I believe in passing it on and good karma.

I got 2 vouchers for £10 at Gatwick recently for a flight delay but had just eaten and flight was going soon after its delay. So I thought I'd look for a family. It was before school holidays but finally saw a family not already eating. I stopped them gave them the vouchers and they were so pleased, I went off with a spring in my step and they started their holiday on a high: win win!

Up at my horses field last night and there was a young lad (about 5) waving at my two in their field from a distance. He was camping on the farm with his parents, his dad wanders over (looked very tired) and asks if they are allowed to feed them anything. I explained no as it teaches them to expect food and one in particular starts to get nippy if he is fed anything. All pleasant and fine, we usually get a few campers come over and ask if they can stroke them etc.

Got talking some more and they asked what were some good spots to walking or local places. The wife comes over at this point with a younger child. I decided at this point to offer a small pony ride for the 5 year old, I had a spare head collar in my car and in he comes, seeing the excitement in this little lad was lovely and pony is a saint so I held hand and we did a small loop of the field with him having a quick ride. He was beaming and so obviously delighted with it all, I led the pony back to the gate and lifted him off. He then threw his arms around the ponies neck (luckily he doesn't care and is used to my DD giving loads of hugs) and went back to his parents. I finished up with what I needed to do, waved and left.

This morning the lads mother came over just as I was leaving again, she started to cry and thank me over and over as her lad has SN and is usually very quiet and shy. He had been very excited about the ride since and been talking non stop and drawing pictures of pony all evening after I left, he finds it difficult to draw or hold a pencil or something, but he was very happy to try pictures for himself. I may have started to cry myself, but let him have another sit on him this morning, I was late for work this morning but I don't care. The smile from that lad was worth it.

tiger

I was on my way to sports day a couple of weeks ago when I bumped into an old lady, standing in the middle of the road, asking me if I knew where she lived. she knew her name & her dogs name but that was it so as I saw she had a shopping bag in her hand, I took her to the local shop to see if the shop keeper knew her (I'm new to the area).

Luckily he knew her & that she often forgot where she lived so was able to give me vague directions. I was already late to school but hoped my DD would understand why I was missing sports day.

I couldn't leave the lady, who was crying and calling herself an 'old fool'. I reassured her I wouldnt leave her & would find her home so we set off in the direction the shop keeper pointed us to, with my two youngest in the double buggy.

When she was outside her house she recognised a yellow bag of stones outside & tried the key in the door, her dog came out to see her & she knew she was home.

I got her settled, left my name & address & once she was happy, raced off to school.

I kee an eye on her now, see her in the village most days but she doesn't recognise me.

Psycho that made me full on cry. From the granddaughter of someone who has been the old lady you found, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Helena I like to think anyone would do the same, I hope so anyway. I just wish there was more I could do for her!

I'm currently giving away free copies of my non-fiction book on BDSM. To help those female subs who are new to the scene to stay safe.

A person on a local community fb page was looking for the foodbank phone number for a friend who had been rehoused the day before in a new town. The friend had no money or food and no idea when they were going to get any. I pmd person and took round a decent food parcel to hopefully tide them over until they got their benefits sorted out.
It was good to be able to help but heartbreaking that the person was in this situation.

Reunited a lost cat with their owner that had been missing for months.