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Many heart cockles warmed up after a kind act that was captured on video and shared on Facebook last week.
Netizens have been praising a man who was seen helping an elderly man cross the street on Sims Avenue in Geylang. According to Facebook user Fei Cheong, the incident took place at 3 a.m. last Monday (September 28).
The caption on the Facebook post noted that the elderly man not only needed help walking, but apparently also needed help cleaning himself after getting his pants dirty from incontinence.
Fortunately, help was available. Identified as Gavin McCloy, the Samaritan bought disposable underwear and some wet wipes for the old man.
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Speaking to Stomp, McCloy said he had been drinking a honey lemon drink at the 25 Food Loft cafeteria when he saw an elderly man walking slowly and stumbling on the road. After approaching the man, McCloy noticed that he had gotten dirty and took him to the cafeteria.
Noticing that the old man seemed to be “quite scared,” he asked other men in the cafeteria to help him clean it up.
“I’m not sure what happened after that, but I hope he gets help and gets a medical checkup,” McCloy told Stomp.
Netizens liked that the Samaritan was an “ang moh”, the epithet used to describe Caucasians in Singapore.
McCloy, a Scotsman who moved here in January 2020, credits his mother with instilling respect for the elderly.
“After all, we will all grow old one day.”
