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A spontaneous hug

I was recently at an airport waiting for a flight home. My husband was sitting to my right and engaged in conversation with a fellow travellers. On my right hand side was a gentleman, very smart but casually dressed, and as we sat down he smiled. After a few minutes he asked if we would keep an eye on his hand luggage whilst he nipped to the loo.. When he returned to his seat we got chatting and he told me about his life and ravels and also that he was returning home for Christmas. He said he was dreading it as his wife had passed away earlier in the year and it would be his first Christmas without her. He went on to tell me what happened, I listened intently whilst he talked but all I wanted to do was give him a hug and tell him that time heals.


But we oldies don't do spontaneous hugs do we ? I wish I could keep in touch just to see how he is.


Created By on 06/01/2019

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CaroleAH
7th Jan 2019 00:23:00
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Thanks for voting!
I'm sure that you will have helped by just sitting and listening to him, Brinny. Unfortunately, nowadays hugs might be misconstrued but I'm sure that a hand on hand contact would be fine. I used to work in a GP surgery and if ever a relative came to inform us of a bereavement, depending on how well I knew the person, I always offered a hand or a hug and sometimes even tears especially when it was a young person who had died. I once said to one of my doctors that patients would think I was useless when I had been upset but she reassured me by saying that they would know that I cared.
Response from Brinny Original Poster made on 7th Jan 2019 11:49:31
Thank you Carole
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