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…
“Oh, my dear…Is this even happening? Are these the keys to my house? Please tell me I’m not dreaming,” bawled Michelle as she read the note.
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.
“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.
