My friend Alejandra announced visit.

@marguicha (230350)
Chile
October 27, 2019 6:21pm CST
My friend Alejandra comes at least once a month to take the meds that Tania sometimes has free for her. As it has been known now worldwide, some of the problems most Chilean have is that the retirement pensions are next to nothing and they have to buy their meds at very expensive prices. My friend Alejandra has many problems. She has an incurable problem in her eyes an she is becoming blind. She ears some money giving literary workshops (she is a poet) and being part as a jury that give prizes for better books. She has to read the books and chooses. Some months ago I helped her and selected some books so that she did not have to read them all. I have been jury in several occasions so I know what to do. Now I will do the same. She cannot say no when that work is available. She needs the money to eat. Now she will come with a pile of books for me to read and decide which are the best. And I´ll give her the meds and a bag I bought in Aruba. I bought 6 then. One for Coral (she picked first), one for Leticia, another one for me. Yesterday I gave one to Carolina and will give another to Alejandra. It will come handy to go for groceries. She has a supermarket 3 blocks from her house. She is about to arrive. See you later.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
28 Oct 19
So nice of your friends to visit you. Enjoy each company though.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
She couldn´t stay much. Her son took her. She is not driving any more.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
28 Oct 19
@marguicha I see, so she is with her son?
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
@JustBhem She came with her son and left soon.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Oct 19
Alejandra is the namesake of my grandmother. I was named after her.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
It is a beautiful name.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
@Alexandoy It is a regal name!
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Oct 19
@marguicha yes Alejandra is a nice name that's why I named my only child Alexandra.
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@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
28 Oct 19
that is good of you to help her
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
She has been a good friend for many years.
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@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
28 Oct 19
@marguicha that is nice to hear
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
@rakski I know her for over thirty years.
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
It's good of you to help out your friend. I'm sorry for her circumstances.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
29 Oct 19
The worse part of it is that she does not have the help I have had.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Oct 19
Enjoy the visit with your friend.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
I did. It was short but nice.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
28 Oct 19
I am sorry that Alejandra has such problems. It's so nice of you to give bags to your friends. The problem of retirement pensions and expensive prescriptions is a major one. It's one that is much better in the U.S.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
29 Oct 19
I am not that sure. I have heard about homeless people in the US. I think that your country has the same problem we have. We have some wealth, but it is in the hands of only a few.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
29 Oct 19
@marguicha Very true; but we get a decent retirement if you've worked your whole life; and with Medicare prescriptions can be affordable (most, anyway).
• Peoria, Arizona
28 Oct 19
It sounds like a nice, simple and helpful visit!
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
It was a lovely visit.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Oct 19
Glad you were able to visit and give her a special bag.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
28 Oct 19
She was happy.
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