Dear Editor,
It pains my heart to mention that during my temporary handicapped status, I have come to realise and notice that Jamaica is very unkind and unfriendly to persons who are handicapped, disabled, in any size, shape or form, including senior citizens that have difficulty negotiating day-to-day tasks. And it is sad to say that, maybe not now, but some day, we will encounter someone that will be in need, and even ourselves, and will need the care and attention that is being denied.
I recently had an operation which rendered me temporarily handicapped. My husband and I visited a supermarket in the Corporate Area when, no sooner than I hobbled in on my crutches, I was greeted by one of their employees with a motorised scooter to aid me in manoeuvring through the aisles. He took his time to explain to me how to operate the scooter — which was fairly simple.
After enjoying the ride and paying for my purchases, I asked him where I should leave the scooter. He told me I could drive it straight out to my car and he would return it. Boy, was I surprised! How convenient!
As I struggled to get off the scooter and hobble to the passenger door of my car, I looked up and saw a shadow hovering over me, only to find a security guard opening my car door for me and assisting me into my car. What service!
When I reached home, I was reading through one of the newspapers only to see that this same supermarket had won the award in the Jamaica Observer Food Awards the night before for "A Total Shopping Experience". Congratulations, Loshusan... An award well-deserved! A big thank you to the management and staff of Loshusan for helping to make shopping a "breeze".
Angie Ammar
angie@cwjamaica.com
A total shopping experience
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It pains my heart to mention that during my temporary handicapped status, I have come to realise and notice that Jamaica is very unkind and unfriendly to persons who are handicapped, disabled, in any size, shape or form, including senior citizens that have difficulty negotiating day-to-day tasks. And it is sad to say that, maybe not now, but some day, we will encounter someone that will be in need, and even ourselves, and will need the care and attention that is being denied.
I recently had an operation which rendered me temporarily handicapped. My husband and I visited a supermarket in the Corporate Area when, no sooner than I hobbled in on my crutches, I was greeted by one of their employees with a motorised scooter to aid me in manoeuvring through the aisles. He took his time to explain to me how to operate the scooter — which was fairly simple.
After enjoying the ride and paying for my purchases, I asked him where I should leave the scooter. He told me I could drive it straight out to my car and he would return it. Boy, was I surprised! How convenient!
As I struggled to get off the scooter and hobble to the passenger door of my car, I looked up and saw a shadow hovering over me, only to find a security guard opening my car door for me and assisting me into my car. What service!
When I reached home, I was reading through one of the newspapers only to see that this same supermarket had won the award in the Jamaica Observer Food Awards the night before for "A Total Shopping Experience". Congratulations, Loshusan... An award well-deserved! A big thank you to the management and staff of Loshusan for helping to make shopping a "breeze".
Angie Ammar
angie@cwjamaica.com
A total shopping experience
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