A thief has stolen Langley City senior Joan Jendron’s freedom. With bad knees and waiting for hip surgery, Jendron relied on her scooter to get her around town, to grocery shop and to volunteer at Langley Vineyard Church every Wednesday. But on Nov. 25, when she went to use her scooter — which was chained up in her apartment’s fenced in parking lot — the two batteries were gone.
“I never realized how much I relied on my scooter until I didn’t have it,” said Jendron.
“Even just to get out and get some fresh air. Now all of that is gone.”
The only place she is allowed to park her scooter is in the covered parking lot. Jendron is a pensioner whose daughter and nephew live with her in her small one bedroom apartment. She can’t afford the estimated $500 it will cost to replace the batteries.
Just to walk to the nearby grocery store put her in agony for two days. “My hip is bone in bone,” she said.
The movement and sitting position on the scooter actually helped relieve pain.
Since the theft, she spends most of her time inside. If anyone wants to help Jendron get her freedom back call Kimz Angels at 604-838-6579 or email info@kimzangels.com.