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Elderly woman calmed down distressed man on SkyTrain when nobody else would

February 4th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

12642434_10156505975005615_6495871361051896227_nAn elderly woman’s simple act of compassion for a distressed man on the Vancouver SkyTrain has touched thousands of people

Ehab Taha wrote about what he witnessed on his Facebook page. Taha said he was on the SkyTrain when a large man started “being very aggressive on the bus with erratic movements, cursing, shouting, etc.” With most passengers fearful for what might happen, Taha said a woman in her 70s reached out to the man and held his hand. He grew calm and sat down quietly on the floor, his eyes filling with tears.  Read the rest of this article at Buzzfeed…

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