An appeal to find (a couple who live in The Gardens)

[Dawn Roberts]

An appeal. My faith in human kindness has been truly restored today by a very kind couple with their Young baby boy who live in 'The gardens' by Peckham rye park. My son Gary was searching everywhere for a chemist or a mothercare store to buy a tens machine for my daughter in law to take back to kings college hospital where they have been for the past 4wks due to a difficult pregnancy. He had asked everyone on his quest for help to find a shop he could buy 1, when this very kind couple offered to take him back to their home & give him theirs. They also offered him a shower, food if he had needed it too. As we are all from a little village in East Sussex he had no idea what an Oyster cards was so they explained he would need 1 to get a bus back to the hospital & gave him theirs with credit on it. They couple wouldn't accept payment but Gary & Caroline & myself would love to be able to find these very special people & thank them again. So please share this post everyone x

[DiD]

Sweet....they probably go to the Gardens GP's surgery. You could try there?

[tomskip]

What a shame someone at Kings could not have advised him!

[Renacanavan]

Lovely

[shelly2106]

The gardens is the homes off Peckham rye!

[Robert Poste's Child]

How very kind of them. It's lovely to hear about people going out of their way to help each other like that, particularly when the media dwell on doom and gloom all the time.

In case your situation continues, you might find it helpful to know that you can pay with a contactless credit or debit card on most London transport (not the 'heritage' old buses on a few tourist routes). Costs the same as Oyster.

[Dawn Roberts]

Hi all Gary has said that the husband had Ginger hair & a ginger beard, & the wife had an accent

Maybe Italian if this rings any bells with anyone

Thanks Dawn

[phobic3000]

I'm confused, did your husband go to their house? They offered a shower and food etc...

[cactus]

The OP has shared the information that she has, in order to try and find the lovely couple who helped out her son, not her husband if you read her post correctly.

No need for further questions in my opinion.

[Elphinstone's Army]

DiD Wrote:

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> Sweet....they probably go to the Gardens GP's

> surgery. You could try there?

I would be most surprised and alarmed should anyone there divulge details of anyone's address, name, anything identifying. Patient confidentiality it's called.

[phobic3000]

cactus Wrote:

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> The OP has shared the information that she has, in

> order to try and find the lovely couple who helped

> out her son, not her husband if you read her post

> correctly.

> No need for further questions in my opinion.

I wasn't suggesting she was looking for her husband! I just thought if he had gone back to their house as offered he might remember which one it was if he went back! I'm assuming he declined their offer and waited in the park whilst the guy went and got the thing he needed...

Anyway, to the OP, I wish you and your daughter all the best. Good luck.

[Elphinstone's Army]

Dawn, even though you all hail from a small village in East Sussex,

you knew about the EDF and how to access it,

enabling you to thank a hospitable couple for their kindness,

which you have achieved.

[clockworkorange]

Assume he could also have returned to the hospital the same way he arrived....without an oyster card. Best of luck to all concerned in this story.

[DiD]

Re: the Gardens surgery, nor should they! But the Gardens could potentially contact the couple (if they know who they are, based on the description) and ask if they want to be contacted,or pass on the details of the OP directly to them.

[wee quinnie]

Small aside...you don't necessarily need an oyster card for the bus these days. They take contact less payment from UK debit cards.

[astrid83]

I spoke to Gary and tried to give him directions and advice on how to find a tense machine! I'm glad someone else could help him. All the best.