Bravery
81 year old John Quayle and his 80 year old wife Ann, have given up two days a week to do voluntary work at the .
John is a friendly Gentle Giant, and Ann is a small bubbly lady. She serves teas, helps with filing, and spends a lot of time talking to patients and ensuring that they are as comfortable as possible.
John does much the same thing, but is also available to take patients who are being discharged home in taxis, and, occasionally, makes sure that if they need to shop for provisions, this need is catered for.
All in all, in my book, they are Very Special.
So, why am I letting the world know about them? The fact is, for the past three years, John has taken part in what I consider to be an enormous feat of bravery.
Annually, staff at the hospital, plus members of the public with the assistance of members of the Armed Forces, abseil down the building, to raise money for the , And .
Both Ann and John will be there to support each other, And, when he abseils Ann will be flushed with pride.
The first abseil John did, a film crew were on hand to record the event. But, it wasn鈥檛 all plain abseiling. For whatever reason, the camera didn鈥檛 work. Super man John came to the rescue. He walked up to his wife, Said calmly, 鈥渢ake my jacket, I鈥檓 going to do it again.鈥
Ann promptly replied, 鈥渏ust remember love, I haven鈥檛 upped the insurance.鈥
Don鈥檛 you think that鈥檚 wonderful? Obviously, in my opinion, they both deserve medals. Ann for the time and devotion she gives, Ditto for John, plus the courage he displays.
That's lovely, Margo.