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"I don't feel very courageous or strong most of the time and my biggest challenge was trying to overcome the fear of getting COVID. We were lucky because we were outside a lot in the churchyard, gardening. We're trying to turn it into a conservation area. So that brought back some normality into life. But I had to get out there and get on with it because I was committed and people were relying on me. You just had to carry on, keep going - what else can you do? And it was good for me too. Now I'm doing 4 days a week at the pharmacy: 8.45am to 6.30pm, helping with the vaccine rollout. You bring them in, try and be nice to them, help them stay calm and get settled. It's about offering love to people, that's the ethos we've tried to build up at the pharmacy. I know from my social work, if you're not coming from a point of love, you can't help people. I also think if you're giving love, the majority of people will give you love back. If you try and be good and kind to others, hopefully they will feel that and start trying to help others too. There's not enough love in the world - it's always good to add more.
“I was badly abused as a child and I didn't feel anybody liked me. So I thought maybe if I did more to help, they would. That then helped me to understand other people and their struggles and put my own into perspective too. I've done community volunteering for many years, as well as helping neighbours in my street, just making sure they're alright and chatting to them. Helping others makes me feel worthwhile. It feels nice. It gives me a little glow, when you know that it's worked."
"I don't feel very courageous or strong most of the time and my biggest challenge was trying to overcome the fear of getting COVID. We were lucky because we were outside a lot in the churchyard, gardening. We're trying to turn it into a conservation area. So that brought back some normality into life. But I had to get out there and get on with it because I was committed and people were relying on me. You just had to carry on, keep going - what else can you do? And it was good for me too. Now I'm doing 4 days a week at the pharmacy: 8.45am to 6.30pm, helping with the vaccine rollout. You bring them in, try and be nice to them, help them stay calm and get settled. It's about offering love to people, that's the ethos we've tried to build up at the pharmacy. I know from my social work, if you're not coming from a point of love, you can't help people. I also think if you're giving love, the majority of people will give you love back. If you try and be good and kind to others, hopefully they will feel that and start trying to help others too. There's not enough love in the world - it's always good to add more.
“I was badly abused as a child and I didn't feel anybody liked me. So I thought maybe if I did more to help, they would. That then helped me to understand other people and their struggles and put my own into perspective too. I've done community volunteering for many years, as well as helping neighbours in my street, just making sure they're alright and chatting to them. Helping others makes me feel worthwhile. It feels nice. It gives me a little glow, when you know that it's worked."
"I don't feel very courageous or strong most of the time and my biggest challenge was trying to overcome the fear of getting COVID. We were lucky because we were outside a lot in the churchyard, gardening. We're trying to turn it into a conservation area. So that brought back some normality into life. But I had to get out there and get on with it because I was committed and people were relying on me. You just had to carry on, keep going - what else can you do? And it was good for me too. Now I'm doing 4 days a week at the pharmacy: 8.45am to 6.30pm, helping with the vaccine rollout. You bring them in, try and be nice to them, help them stay calm and get settled. It's about offering love to people, that's the ethos we've tried to build up at the pharmacy. I know from my social work, if you're not coming from a point of love, you can't help people. I also think if you're giving love, the majority of people will give you love back. If you try and be good and kind to others, hopefully they will feel that and start trying to help others too. There's not enough love in the world - it's always good to add more.