Despite Hospitalization, North End Woman Votes

For a few days, it didn't look like Jason Fedas would be able to help his mother vote in this election.

She's in the hospital and desperately wanted to go to the polls. The only choice for this woman, however, was to get an absentee ballot.

Jason explained this morning that his mother thought she did just that but when the envelope was delivered days ago it turned out that only an application for an absentee ballot was inside the long-awaited piece of mail.

"She knew this might happen (that she wouldn't be out of the hospital in time)," Jason said. "I called the election office to sort things out and received her absentee ballot yesterday."

What a relief that was for Jason and his mother.

Early this morning, the North End resident for the past 10 years was standing outside Christopher Columbus Elderly Housing -- his local polling location -- and directed North End Patch how to get inside and where to seek permission to take photographs.

On the way out, North End Patch happened to bump into Jason.

That's when we learned about this man and his mother and their strong sense of civic duty.

"What we have already is a victory story," Jason said in reference to how it all worked out for his mother. "It's extremely important to vote. My mother will be so happy."

Then Jason raced into the building to cast his vote and turn in his mother's absentee ballot. When he finally makes it through the long line, he will go visit his mother in the hospital and tell her the good news.