“Things Would Be So Much Easier”

By Michael Sulsona of Graniteville

In 1971, I stepped on a land mine in Vietnam and lost both legs above the knee.

For the past two years, I have been waiting to receive a new wheelchair from the Veterans Administration.

On the evening of July 7, my wheelchair fell apart again, while shopping at Lowe’s Home Improvement Center in on Forest Avenue in Mariners Harbor.

Three employees, David, Marcus, and Souleyman jumped to my assistance immediately. They placed me in another chair while they went to work and told me, “we’re not leaving here until the wheelchair is fixed.”

They took the wheelchair apart and replaced the broken parts and told me, ‘We’re going to make this chair like new.”

I left 45 minutes after closing hours in my wheelchair that was like new.

I kept thanking them and all they could say was, “It was our honor.”

The actions of these three employees at Lowe’s showed me there are some who still believe in stepping to the plate.

They didn’t ask any questions, didn’t feel the need to fill out any forms or make phone calls. Someone needed help and they felt privileged to be given the opportunity.

I think it’s really important that we all be like these people who wanted to help; things would be so much easier.

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Credits and related information:

• Michael Sulsona: Lowe’s workers are “soldiers of good will”
• Praise for Lowe’s workers’ act of kindness
• This isn’t the first time Michael Sulsona has faced adversity