Lesia Day's 'Unsung Hero' is Jason, who helped her lost mother get home

Lesia Day's 'Unsung Hero' is Jason, who helped her lost mother get home

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In stressful times, it's helpful to be reminded of all the good people out there, willing to step up in a moment of need.

In 2017, Lesia Day's mother, Stephany Fal, died of Alzheimer's. But years earlier, before anyone knew about her disease², Fal's life was pretty normal. She lived about 45 minutes from her daughter, and often stopped by to spend time with her two granddaughters. The route to Day's house was one she had driven hundreds of times. But one day when she was supposed to come visit, Fal didn't show up.

It turned out she had gotten lost on the drive.

"By the time she realized she was lost ... she was in Rhode Island," Day said. "So when she realized, she pulled over to a gas station. And I think she approached a young man at one of the pumps, and, you know, she must have explained to him that she was lost."

Day says she thinks the man realized that her mother suffered from memory loss.

"He could have done nothing at all, but instead he told my mother to go ahead and get back in her car, and follow him. And so he drove from wherever they were in the state of Rhode Island, all the way into the middle of Connecticut, to central Connecticut, where she lived. And he kept her in his rear⁴ view mirror the entire time."

Day estimates⁵ it must have taken him at least 90 minutes to get her mother back home.

Her mother once showed her a slip of paper with the man's name and phone number, but it was later lost, and all she can remember now is his first name, Jason.

"If I knew who Jason was, and if [he] were standing⁶ in front of me today, I would say, 'Thank you. Thank you for saving⁷ my mother's life. Thank you for preserving her dignity that day. Thank you, Jason.' "

To share the story of your unsung hero with the Hidden Brain team, record a voice memo³ on your phone and send it to [email protected].

Laura Kwerel and Autumn Barnes produced this story for Hidden Brain.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

3 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

4 rear   

vt.抚养，饲养；n.后部，后面

参考例句：

• We had to rear it in a nursery and plant it out.我们不得不在苗棚里培育它，然后再把它移植出来。
• The hall is in the rear of the building.礼堂在大楼的后部。

5 estimates   

估计

参考例句：

• Unofficial estimates put the figure at over two million. 非官方的估计数字为200万以上。
• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

7 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。