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Yard rescue for Emily, 90: fallen trees and overgrown beds
Emily, 90, can no longer manage the yard after a storm; we're looking for helpers with chainsaws and rakes.
🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York, United States1,477 views
I'm 90 and I have lived in this house in Buffalo for 21 years. After the storm in August, two large branches and a fallen fence have blocked the back door and the garden path. I can no longer manage them myself because of arthritis.
The council has told me it will be six weeks before they can send someone. I'd feel much safer if it were cleared sooner.
Help needed: someone with a chainsaw, plus a few people with rakes and gloves. I'll provide tea, sandwiches and the green waste bags. A few hours will do.
Thank you so much.
- effort
- 3–5 hours
- format
- In person in Buffalo
- skills
- chainsaw, gardening, hauling
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- Dylan Morgan 🇬🇧 Photo verified
I live about 3 km from Buffalo. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need
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Stay strong, Emily. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Buffalo
Hope it all works out, Emily. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best
Praying for you. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Buffalo.
Sending love, Emily. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best
Stay strong, Emily. It takes guts to ask. Well done
Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Buffalo!
Wishing you peace. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Buffalo.
Stay strong. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Keep going. Wishing Emily a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Birmingham.
Rooting for you, Emily. Get well soon. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon. Wishing Emily a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Blessings
Stay strong, Emily. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Tarragona this morning. God bless.
Take care. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Cox's Bazar.
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from São Paulo.
Wishing you the best. Hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this, Emily. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.
Sending strength, Emily. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Mississauga.
Shared it with a few friends. After 8 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Hawassa.
thanks for sharing this, Emily. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.
Hang in there, Emily. I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together
Sending love, Emily. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Southampton but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Buffalo!
hope things get better soon, Emily. Shared this with my family. Take care
wishing you peace. Get well soon. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Embakasi.
good luck, Emily. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings.
sending love, Emily. Hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Emily. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Wish I lived closer to Comilla so I could bring a meal. God bless.
rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
keep going, Emily. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Jinja.
Wishing you peace. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Buffalo!