Amazing Ann (standard:Creative non-fiction, 1408 words)
Author: Jeannette Gardner	Added: Oct 03 2011	Views/Reads: 3762/2079	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I was inspired by an amazing woman that I just had to write about!

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park functions. We have a park committee who organizes functions for 
people such as dances, BBQ's, special dinners, golfing, etc., whereby 
people pay a very small fee to the park committee. She said this will 
also be her way of helping the park committee if they should run short 
of money, to continue functions in the park. 

In the spring of 2011 she had to take a couple of weeks away from the
trailer park as one of her many grandsons, and one of her many 
granddaughters were each planning their weddings. Each of them had 
about 200 guests at their weddings which were close to the same date. 
Ann baked all the desserts for each of their weddings. She would never 
take any hand outs from anyone. If anyone offers to help her with 
something, or anything in the park, she would always pay back with her 
wonderful baking, and wouldn't take no for an answer. 

She also told me she doesn't know how to relax as it would drive her
crazy not doing anything. She stays in this park for the full six 
months and during the winter months, she stays in a retirement home for 
seniors, and has her own apartment. She even does certain things in the 
retirement home for the seniors such as baking and helping others. She 
told me that she sometimes looks after a woman who is 107 years old 
just to give her family a break, and will do this for a period of one 
week at a time whenever needed. 

Ann also suffered a stroke the early part of 201I. It was a miracle
after having this stroke as her doctor told her that she may never walk 
again. But she was quite the trooper after recovering, and did her long 
walks again every day which took her longer, and by the way, she did 
all the baking for those two weddings after her stroke. Eventually, it 
came to a point that she had to have someone drive her to her 
destinations of gathering recyclable bottles and returning them to the 
liquor store for refunds. She became too exhausted to do these long 
walks. She was so determined to earn her deposits for every year being 
in the trailer park so she wouldn't lose her spot for the next season 
to open. I didn't ask Ann how she managed to pay for her park fees for 
the entire season. 

Ann is very sad that our trailer park will be closing soon for the
season. My Husband and I are also sad for the season to come to an end 
as that was our first full season being there, and meeting this 
wonderful woman. I'm so looking forward to seeing her next year when 
the park opens for another season. She did give me her phone number and 
address so we will be able keep in touch with this amazing woman that I 
have ever met. Amazing Ann, she truly is! 


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