Kim Gaskill, waiting in her wheelchair for a rideshare to a doctor's appointment, talks about how people pass by without offering help with heavy doors. She urges viewers to notice when someone is struggling and actually offer assistance.
It's a new day. I'm Kim Gaskill and this is The Daily Spark. A little noisy out here. I'm outside sitting in my wheelchair waiting for a rideshare to a doctor's appointment, and, uh, it amazes me how many people here— I'm not used to this at all, but it's amazing how many people here watch me struggle trying to get these doors open and get through them in a wheelchair. Now, I'm not good at this thing at all. And, uh, I only basically have one arm to help me, so it's pretty evident that I'm struggling. And they don't have any buttons to open the doors automatically, and they're pretty heavy doors, and, and there's two sets of them. And there's a guy at the coffee bar, you know, fixing his coffee, said good morning but didn't come over and offered to open the door. There's three people at the counter, at the desk, front desk, that don't come around the desk and come out and open the door. And this is like the fourth time that that has happened, and it kind of blows my mind. Not that I expect them to— maybe I do in a way— but I personally would never be okay with being in the presence of somebody who's struggling and not offer assistance. I just would not be okay with that. And, uh, so today I just challenge you to take a couple extra seconds and look around. If there's somebody who looks like they're struggling, offer assistance. They may not— they may not want it, they may decline it, but make the offer. Because, you know, sometimes people won't ask for help when they need it. I'm very guilty of that. And, uh, so just offer. Catch you again tomorrow for another Daily Spark.
