94-year-old woman alone on her birthday gets serenaded by kind utility worker
Just recently a utility worker from Florida went viral because he gave a special singing performance for an elderly woman who was sitting by herself outside of a senior living facility.
Detailed in a report by CBS News, Sarah Ditmars Cahill was shocked when her 94-year-old mother was serenaded for her birthday. Sarah was trying to do her best to cheer up her mom on her special day. But because of the coronavirus and social distancing, many places are closing down and at assisted living homes, no one is allowed to visit. Sadly, the elderly woman couldnāt have any visitors.
Because of the outbreak, Sarah couldnāt get any closer than 10 feet of her mom. The elderly woman has dementia and is struggling with loneliness during this time.
“Yes, it’s sad, we are very close and I’m an only child… and she has dementia so she doesn’t understand why I can’t come through the gate,” Sarah reported to CBS, and also mentioned that she can only visit her mom while she’s sitting outside the seniors home with her caregiver.
But even this moment of interaction is limited because Sarah cannot cross over into the living facilitiesā yard.
Being stuck behind that gate hasnāt done much to slow Sarah down. Sheās still making a big effort to cheer up her mom.
Just a couple weeks ago, Sarah was on her daily talk with her mom, when she noticed someone singing a beautiful song. But it was coming from the street behind her.
That voice belonged to a gentleman named Albert Jones. Albert is a utility worker for Southeast Connections Gas Company, and he was singing by himself as he completed his daily tasks.
Sarahās eyes lit up, and she had a great idea. This manās voice would be helpful in cheering up her mother.
“He had his earbuds in and I motioned to him,” she remembered. “He took them out and I said he should come over and sing to mom since he was so much better than me. He was happy to do so!”
In a viral video, Albert joins Sarah at the facility gate, turns his attention towards the elderly woman and sings a beautiful rendition of āHis Eye is on the Sparrow.ā
The song was recorded and the video of Albertās song was posted on social media and went viral pretty quickly. Even famous actor Hugh Jackman posted the incredible clip to all of his Instagram followers.
“Itās these special moments that remind us that there is so much good in the world,” the caption on the video stated, which had around 800,000 likes when we last checked.
This is just one bright spot in the world during dark times. People have been coming together and sharing incredible memories and stories during this tough part of life. We love reporting them to you, and we hope that this story did a bit to cheer you up as well.
Watch the sweet moment below.
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