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The original was posted on /r/newzealand by /u/palaisinglace on 2024-09-14 02:48:30+00:00.

About to fly back to Sydney after a gruelling week back home in NZ helping my Mum get ready to sell her house and move into assisted living in a retirement village. My Mum is for sure in the early stages of dementia and it has been an exhausting, emotional, long, hard, shitty week but the kindness of strangers and casual acquaintances of my Mum has blown me away.

From the lawn mowing guy that came back on his day off to haul away all the weeds I’d pulled from her garden, to the front neighbour that popped in when I asked if we could put up a For Sale sign on the joint fence, the real estate agent who is trying to help us rehome Mums beloved cat, her lovely hairdresser and the ladies at the bank, everyone has been so so kind and helpful and it has made such a difference and helped get through these past few days and I’m so grateful.

Thankyou fellow Kiwis, keep being awesome and looking out for each other, you never know when that kind word or small gesture is going to really help a stranger 💕