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The Yin & Yang of human nature

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This may contain a swear word or two, sorry in advance but I'm sure you will understand. Sunday morning we got a call from the father in law. "don't panic but ...". Turns out he has collapsed and woken up in hospital with a fractured skull. He's in his 70's, he doesn't stop at the best of times but he has gone into hyperdrive keeping himself busy since he lost his wife last Easter. He lives in London we live in the Midlands. We have been to visit but have had to come home. My wife is all over the place as you can imagine, guilty for not being with him, worried as he has had to have further tests and it's bringing back all the grief from when her mum passed away, the last time she was involved in hospitals. She could at least speak to him on the phone. And then some fucker stole his mobile. It was left unattended while he was having a brain scan. What kind of bastard steals from an ill person. My poor wife has had a day of not knowing how her dad is. Contact has now been regained and we have had positive news. So the yin and yang of humanity. We have two people we have never met, probably never will, who have impacted our life. The shit bag phone robber but also the Samaritan who called the ambulance. Father in law was out by himself so a stranger must have helped him out. Fortunately there are more of the latter than the former. So if anyone you know in London happens to mention they helped out an old guy who collapsed tell them thanks from us. There is no real point to this post just wanted to get it off my chest.

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An elderly relative of mine..

..died in hospital last year. During what was a harrowing process for all concerned, someone nicked his false teeth and his specs. Two items that were of no conceivable use to anybody, stolen simply because they were available, from a vulnerable old man. At times like that you can almost lose your faith.

Daddyclark, I feel your pain.

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Prestonia | 17 January 2012 - 9:29pm

That is just nuts

There is no other word for it. At least a phone has some value. Thanks for the good wishes.

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daddyclark | 17 January 2012 - 10:07pm

Hey dc, hope your father in

Hey dc, hope your father in law makes a full recovery, and the low life bastard who stole his phone, well you can imagine what I hope comes to them. Give the gent my best wishes and the same to you and yours.

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RichieRichie | 17 January 2012 - 11:43pm

Why is theft worse

if it's from a sick person?

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titmus | 17 January 2012 - 11:12pm

no one said it was worse

now jog on.

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badartdog | 17 January 2012 - 11:36pm

I think it is though.

Because of our general aversion to kicking people when they're down

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Lando Cakes | 18 January 2012 - 12:24am

It is worse

Stealing from a sick, vulnerable old person - it's cowardly, to say the very least.

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ianess | 18 January 2012 - 1:36am

Thanks for the kind wishes

It underlines the fact that there are more good un's in the world than bad. Have had some better news that he won't need further surgery on his head. Just the small matter of a pace maker to stop it happening again!
Is it worse to steal off the sick? Maybe, maybe not but ithink it's despicable to steal where a vulnerable person should feel safe. The effect it had on my glw and how it upset her dad was not needed. The one positive of this situation is that it's made me realise how much I actually care about him and I'm going to value our relationship more in the future.

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daddyclark | 18 January 2012 - 6:01pm
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