Blinded by greed and love for money, an elderly widow’s sons kicked her out of her own house, sold it, and sent her to a nursing home. A few days later, the new homeowner returned her home keys with a heartwarming note that made her hug him and cry.
80-year-old wheelchair user Michelle always worried that her sons, Simon and Kevin, would send her to a nursing home one day, but her children promised they wouldn’t. “We would never do this to you, mom,” they assured.
Sadly, such promises turned to dust just two days before the naïve old mother’s 81st birthday when Simon and Kevin handed her some documents concerning a nursing home, and the world suddenly shifted under her feet…
“But Simon, why should I move there?” the shocked old mother asked her eldest son. “Kevin, are you in this too? Both of you promised you would never do this to me!”
But her sons were not ready to listen to her. She begged them to let her stay, despite the house being her late husband’s, and he had left it to her. But Simon and Kevin were blinded by their material desires and ignored their mother’s pleas and tears.
“Listen, mom,” Simon grinned. “We know this is your house, but you can’t stay alone here. You know it’s difficult for us to visit you every week. We’ve already made arrangements with the nursing home, and you will be cared for better there. We’ll visit you once a month, ok?”
“Visit me? I’m not a guest. I am your mother!” poor Michelle cried. She felt defeated. She looked around the house, hounded by the beautiful memories of her once-united family under that roof. With a heavy heart, she packed her things and got ready to move into the nursing home, much to her children’s delight.
Two days later, Michelle was driven to a nursing facility in downtown Pittsburgh, around 30 miles from her house. She was crushed, and what deeply tormented her was how Simon and Kevin planned to sell her beloved home to buy new cars and jewels for their wives. “Are you selling my house?” she asked them tearfully. “But you told me you would take care of it when you asked me to sign some papers.” “Oh, mom! Can you please stop talking about that house? Yes, we told you we would take care of it, but we also have other things to deal with. We’re selling it, alright?” Kevin frowned. Poor Michelle was even more distraught, imagining her treasured home would soon be gone. She moved into the nursing home and refused to look back at her sons. She was so hurt and felt orphaned by her children, who she raised with all her heart and soul.
Around a week later, Brad Perkins, Simon’s 27-year-old son, returned home. After majoring in architecture, he moved to New York to work. He was transferred to a regional branch office in his hometown and was delighted to live with his family. During a family dinner, Brad noticed his grandma was missing. Curious, he asked his dad and uncle where she was. “You told me granny was staying with us every Tuesday and Wednesday. But I don’t see her here today. It’s Tuesday, right?” he asked. “Where is she?” Simon and Kevin were a bit startled and speechless.
They hadn’t told Brad anything. “What is it, dad? Uncle Kevin, what’s going on? Where is granny? Wait, let me call her.” Brad called Michelle’s number, but it was switched off. “Weird. Granny never switches off her phone. I’ll dial the landline,” he muttered and called the landline, but it was already disconnected. “Dad…Uncle Kevin…What’s going on? Are you gonna tell me, or shall I go check?” Unable to hold back the truth, Simon revealed Michelle’s whereabouts to his son. “She said she didn’t want to be a burden on us…that’s why we were forced to leave her there.”
