A rye act of kindness from storeowner writes Highlands North resident
HIGHLANDS NORTH– When all you can eat is rye bread but runs out, what do you do? Read one resident's efforts to get his friend the only food they eat.
A resident of Highlands North Lawrence Forman writes: I have a friend who lives in a retirement village in the Germiston/Bedfordview area.
She has to spend 95 per cent of her waking hours in a wheelchair and her illness severely limits what she can eat. One of her rare treats is a loaf of rye bread, of which she can only eat about one slice every 48 hours.
I was planning to go through and visit her on 19 January and she was thrilled when I offered to buy her a loaf of rye. On the Friday before, I phoned the Super A SPAR in Norwood and spoke with a most helpful young lady named Shaney who noted down my name and set aside two loaves for collection by me at 8am on Saturday morning.
When I arrived the two loaves were nowhere to be found, and it was determined that the previous afternoon shift must have sold them. Due to that, I had to wait for the next bread bake which was scheduled for 10am and to wait until then would have ruined my schedule for the day.
I spoke to the owner of the supermarket, Mr Tony about my predicament and to his credit, he asked for the address of the village and said two loaves from the 10am bake would be delivered as soon as possible.
Later in the morning at my friend’s unit, I received a call from the SPAR driver to say he was in the area and he delivered two warm loaves of rye bread.
I would like to honour all the efforts made on my friend’s behalf and commend Shaney and Mr Tony on their willingness to serve and their passion for excellence.
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