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Tudor Oaks' Residents Thank Good Samaritans
Louise Osborn's husband Guy fell out of his wheelchair at Bluhm Park and she thought he was stuck, until two good Samaritans came along.
Guy Osborn suffered a stroke 10 years ago, becoming paralyzed on his left side, but still remains active with his wife Louise as residents of Tudor Oaks Retirement Community in Muskego.
"We have a safety net, residing there," explained Louise in a letter to MuskegoNOW.
A visit to nearby Bluhm Park with their granddaughter and great grandchild, however, left them shaken but ultimately grateful, when Guy fell backward out of his wheelchair while watching them play on the swing.
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"Our granddaughter was visiting from Florida with her one year old, so we checked out Bluhm Park next door for a morning of fun with them. It was Saturday, Aug. 4, and, because it was warm, there was no one at the park," Louise wrote.
"We have a traveler wheelchair for Guy, so we put him under a tree near our car so he could observe the playtime on the swing. Our granddaughter was with Guy, and I was pushing the baby when I heard a crash," she explained.
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Guy had fallen over backward in his wheelchair, and multiple tries to put him back were unsuccessful.
However, there were apparently angels about as Louise described what she calls a "miracle" happened next.
"Just then, a black Cadillac drove up. Two muscular college-age men got out of the car and asked if they could help. (One had on a Cardinal Stritch T-shirt, so that is why we surmised their age). They had been driving down McShane, saw our predicament, and, rather than just drive by as strangers, they came," she wrote.
Guy was back in his wheelchair, unharmed, in moments. Louise told Patch that he's been reluctant to draw attention to the incident and therefore declined photos, but she wanted to call attention to the good deed because "you never hear about the good things young people do, so I wanted to let others know about their kindness."
She called the men "true angels," and added, "Do I believe in miracles? You bet I do."
(Editor's note: If you know who these gentlemen might be please contact me and I'll be sure to connect you with the Osborns.)
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