Young woman gives a lift to 93-year-old wandering on a busy road

A US woman is appealing to young people all over the world to reach out to elderly members of the community after she had a life-changing encounter with a lonely 93-year-old named Isabelle.

Tara Murphy from Virginia spotted Isabelle walking down a road in her hometown and stopped to offer a lift. “Tears came to her eyes,” Murphy said on Facebook of the elderly woman, who had been forced to move from her home after the death of her son.

During the drive into town, the nonagenarian Native American shared stories of her youth and her life. “As we drove she pointed out the mountain she was born on, told me the very roads we were driving [on] were once dirt and [how] she’d walked them when she was young,” Murphy wrote. “She spoke of her five husbands, first being wed when she was just 13 years old. She told me stories of Pearl Harbor and the Hindenburg. She was amazing, full of life and laughter.”

Murphy drove Isabelle to the grocery store and then to her home, giving her a card with her name and number in case she ever needed another lift.

“I probably will never hear from Isabelle, potentially will never see her again,” Murphy concedes. “But she gave me one of the most incredible mini adventures by allowing me to travel back into time to experience the stories of her life. I hope Isabelle is okay, that knows she is incredible and touched my life today.

“Let this be a lesson for anyone who has a gut instinct to reach out and help a stranger.”

Tell us in the comments below, have you ever reached out to help a stranger?

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