Tuesday, June 26, 2018

She sat there for 45 minutes until this amateur boxer came along

Twenty-four year old amateur boxer Bilal Quintyne was about to start a run with his trainer near his Smyrna, Georgia home. He spotted a woman, later identified as 67-year-old Belinda Whittaker, sitting alone in a wheelchair by the side of the road. He approached her and asked if she was all right. She related that the motor on her power wheelchair had conked out about 45 minutes before, and she'd been thrown from the chair by the initial jolt. A stranger helped her back into the wheelchair, but literally powerless, she'd been sitting there waiting for help to get back to her senior housing complex. Despite her location near a car wash and a church, no help had arrived. 


Rather than call for help, Quintyne decided to be the help Whittaker needed. He began to push the 360-pound wheelchair to Whittaker's home, a good 30-minute walk away in 90 degree heat. En route, Quintyne's trainer Tony Willingham drove up expecting to start a training session. Quintyne explained he was just taking Whittaker home. Willingham shot a video of this impromptu training session. Once home, Whittaker hugged the sweaty Quintyne and thanked him profusely. 


Quintyne's kindness was praised by Whittaker's pastor in a sermon, and by the millions of people who viewed the viral video Willingham shot. 




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