As my regular readers are aware Sunday’s pieces are about someone that we can all admire. This Sunday is no different although this week all I have is a first name … “Jim,” and he is from Australia.
From Epoch Bright:
In 2020, Manly Beach resident—and wife of Jim—Maureen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. She was given only four months to live. However, she has beaten the unimaginable odds, and four years on, she is spreading happiness with her joyful personality.
Whenever the couple spends time outdoors, Maureen can be seen waving at tourists and other people as they pass by. However, in the past, sometimes people didn’t reciprocate with as much enthusiasm, leaving Maureen disappointed. So Jim came up with the idea of printing a customized T-shirt with the words: “My wife has dementia, please say ‘HELLO’ to her.”
To set the wheels in motion, he contacted Jasmin Stockwell, of CRE8withJAZ.
“He didn’t want to just order a T-shirt online,” Ms. Stockwell told The Epoch Times. “He wanted to come in and talk to someone and discuss his idea and make it special.”
At Ms. Stockwell’s studio, Jim worked with her team to come up with the text for the T-shirt, right on the spot. The simple phrase touched Ms. Stockwell and her staff. Seeing Jim wanting to do this for his wife, she said she was moved to tears.
“It was just beautiful,” Ms. Stockwell said. “That’s probably one of the best shirts I’ve ever printed.”
A few weeks later, Jim came back with a request to modify the text—he wanted to add the word “beautiful” to the sentence.
The T-shirt now read: “My beautiful wife has dementia, please say ‘HELLO’ to her.”
This year, Jim and Maureen celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.
“He’s just making the most of every moment they have together,” Ms. Stockwell said.
One thing is for certain—now, when Jim’s beautiful wife says hello, strangers won’t shy away from greeting her in return.
Kudos to Jim from Australia for multiple reasons!
4/21/24