ST. MARTIN PARISH — “Barbie came here at my door for DoorDash and I love her,” said Doordash customer Judy George.
DoorDasher Barbie Pitz was completing her first delivery at George’s residence.
“She kind of just, you know, opened up and we stared talking for about 20 or more minutes and she told me her concerns about her wheelchair and how it was small,” Pitz said.
“And I could see that it was small. And she got very emotional and I figured I needed to help her out on it.”
Pitz, who moved to St. Martinville six months ago, is a mother of six attending college to become a special education teacher.
She took to Facebook to see if anyone had a spare wheelchair or if they could direct her in the right place.
“I emailed a Catholic Church and reached out to a couple other businesses,” Pitz said. “I’ve gone to consignment shops.”
George had a stroke in 2019 that left her with limited mobility. She said her chair is too small and breaking apart.
“I’m paralyzed on this side,” George said. “I can’t lift this leg up too much its heavy.”
George, who is 59 years old, contacted the St. Martin Council on Aging and thought the group could provide her with a wheelchair.
However, after learning her age, George was informed she’d have to wait until she was 60 to receive one.
“I called the Sheriff’s department but they say they didn’t have any right now they was gonna look for one but I’m waiting,” George said.
Pitz isn’t giving up yet and said she will continue to look for a comfortable wheelchair for George.
“My angle is to get her a wheelchair,” Pitz said.
“She needs one desperately. And I can’t really foresee her going longer without one. Just because we don’t see people every day there’s people that need help. And they don’t always come out and ask. For her to ask just someone delivering food to her and open up.. I felt like I had to help.”
