What I saw when I exited Walmart today

this woman had collapsed on the tarmac. It's a scary moment when you think someday it might be you. A woman called 911 and they said not to move her but the lady wanted up and would not be deterred. Now you know all I know.

[Maggiemae]

I expect it was just a fainting episode and she is familiar with that! Not a good landing place, though!

[Babs]

Oh dear how scary for her. I hope she was okay.

[Islandgirl]

Oh no hope it wasn't serious!

[Dorothy]

And she probably got in a car and drove away, then or later!

[CC Folk]

Oh no. It looks like she fell on her face. Glad people wanted to help her. It might have been hot on the asphalt. I hope she was checked out by an EMT.

[*lynn]

It is good people were concerned and wanted to help.

[Corinne C]

Oh this is scary! I hope it was not too hot because the asphalt may be burning hot in the summer and I wish she is ok.

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh Dear! Not one of us would want this to happen.
Always hope someone is around to help!

[Mags]

Mercy! I hope she was okay.

[Shutterbug]

Very unsettling. I hope she is ok and I hope the pavement was not too hot.

[Lou Ann]

Bless her heart, I know she was embarrassed and I hope she’s okay.

[gloria jones]

Oh my...I hope she is okay.

[bkb in the city]

I trust that she was OK

[Diana]

a great story telling capture, I sure hope she was ok.

[Brian]

What a story telling shot and story! Trust the lady is OK.

[winghong_ho]

Hope she is ok. Wonderful clouds formation in the background.

[Casablanca]

Oh poor lady. Not nice if you fall to have to stay put on the ground waiting for a professional to check you out, knowing everyone is staring at you.

[Oli Lindenskov]

Puha No good, hope she is ok 🥲

[Dione Giorgio]

Very sad to see this happen in front of your eyes and you don't know exactly what to do to give the person a helping. I hope she was ok in the end.

[Peter Dulis]

wow- hopes she's ok

[mittens (Marilyn)]

That is sad to see.

[Fisher Family]

A sad and quite frightening sight. My mum suffered from fainting several times as she got older, but an event like this tends to bring out the best in people who see what is happening.

Ian

[carol white]

Hope she was OK

[Kate]

She was probably embarrassed but I hope she got checked out by a medical professional.

[Margaret Brown]

Not a nice sight, hope all is ok with her.

[Rob Z]

How very scary.

[KV]

Not fun at all… perhaps it was the heat? It has been hot and humid here.

[Carole Sandford]

Poor lady, hope she was ok.

[Rick]

Wow, Hope she was ok.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

People do not realize what's going on in their body during a heat wave and there's been so many stories in the news recently of people collapsing due to the heat. I hope she turned out to be ok.

[Joan Robillard]

@olivetreeann No heat wave here - it was a comfortable day. Our heat wave was last week.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@joansmor Maybe she didn't eat enough that day or drink enough water- that's another reason people tend to topple over- especially those of us, (slight cough!), of the older persuasion. That happened to my mother-in-law last year which prompted the family to hire a person 3-days of week who comes and checks in on her, takes her to drs. appts. and light house-keeping, etc. Anyway...

As for the job- the church was determined to find a way to make it work for me. Some juggling and removal of some duties, and a lot of wiggle room has made it possible for me to stay. I am now officially an employee of the church and not a member of the congregation which works best. So I'm still gainfully employed. The paycheck is definitely helpful at this point and I have a lot of freedom with my hours. So... it seemed like a good idea to stay on at least until we're truly ready to move. It will not alter any of my plans for Maine in Autumn.