These Three Lowe’s Employees Get A Hearty Chick Saaaaaalute!

I am a Lowes junkie, y'all.  Mr. Daisy and I are in there constantly, and so you can imagine how delighted I was to read about how three Lowe's employees stepped up to help a Vietnam veteran.  

Michael Sulsona is that veteran, and he had been waiting on a new wheelchair from the VA for years – in vain (shocker).  His wheelchair broke down inside a Lowe's store while he was shopping, and three awesome employees stepped in immediately to help him, stayed past closing, fixed his wheelchair, and did it with a boatload of graciousness in their hearts.  Because they rock.  And they know how important a sacrifice Michael Sulsona had made for them.

Sulsona wrote this letter to the Staten Island Advance to share the story and express his gratitude.

In 1971, I stepped on a land mine in Vietnam and lost both legs above the knee.
 

For the past two years, I have been waiting to receive a new wheelchair from the Veterans Administration. In addition, I have been told that I am not entitled to a spare wheelchair.

On the evening of July 7, my wheelchair fell apart again, while shopping at Lowe’s Home Improvement Center in on Forest Avenue in Mariners Harbor.

Three employees, David, Marcus, and Souleyman jumped to my assistance immediately. They placed me in another chair while they went to work.

They took the wheelchair apart and replaced the broken parts and told me, “We’re going to make this chair like new.”

I left 45 minutes after closing hours in my wheelchair that was like new.

I kept thanking them and all they could say was, “It was our honor.”

The actions of these three employees at Lowe’s showed me there are some who still believe in stepping to the plate.

They didn’t ask any questions, didn’t feel the need to fill out any forms or make phone calls. Someone needed help and they felt privileged to be given the opportunity.

I love this story beyond words, y'all.  Thank you to Michael Sulsona for his service and to all of our veterans, past and present.  Today and always.

And a big, hearty saaaalute from the Chicks to David, Marcus, and Souleyman!