It’s never easy to get older or to realize that your body simply doesn’t work as it once did.
But perhaps the most difficult thing is accepting your own limits. It’s really funny: inside, you are still so young, almost trapped in a body that refuses to obey instructions and will.
Rose Griest, 89, and her husband David, 100, may have accepted the fact that they won’t be able to get about like they used to, but they’re keen on retaining a measure of independence. That’s probably what saw them stopping at a gas station to use a bathroom on the journey back from Rose’s doctor’s appointment one day.
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The couple parked their SUV at the first gas station they found but were visibly exhausted when they returned to their vehicle.
Police Officer Kanesha Carnegie was nearby and angled to assist the elderly duo, only to then watch three men rush out of the gas station itself.
What happened next left Agent Kanesha transfixed. It was all she could do to pull out her cellphone and record as the three men – who turned out to be a trio of Orlando-based rappers – approached.
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Joc Koe Stoe, Marty, and Freddy G had seen Rose and David struggling from the gas station to their vehicle and immediately knew they had to intervene.
According to reports, Marty said: “I kept thinking, ‘She could have been my grandmother.’”
The video Officer Kanesha later uploaded to Facebook is sure to tug on your heartstrings, just as it did on mine.
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You can see it below:
There are still good people in this world, and it puts a huge smile on my face to watch their brilliant acts of generosity.
