My neighbor, Sonia. I was sitting on the porch with the dogs this evening, and Sonia & Francisco's windows were wide open. There was a huge group of women, and there was a lot of loud laughter going on, a lot of it was coming from Sonia.
It caught my attention because, I know about all that Sonia is going through right now. Two weeks ago, her husband, Francisco, had a mild stroke. He is unable to go to work, and now needs open heart surgery for a second time, he will likely lose his job because of this. Their daughter is chronically ill, and Sonia has stayed home with her for 15 years, she has little to no work history, and will have to seek employment to support their family.
Despite all of this (and other issues I won't go into), Sonia constantly wears a big smile, and gives a little bit of herself to everyone in her life, and even to complete strangers. She knows of my medical issues, and that I live alone, and the other day she said that she wanted me to have her phone number, just in case I ever needed her to come help me. When my dogs were having a blast barking at another neighbor's dogs, she came out to make sure they weren't frantic because something was wrong at my house.
So, to hear her thoroughly enjoying herself this evening, really made me smile.
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