I almost let two half-frozen boys clear six inches of ice for twenty bucks, until I learned they were trying to buy their mothers heart medicine before she missed another dose!
It was a freezing Saturday morning when two boys knocked on my door asking to shovel snow. One looked about fifteen, the other maybe twelve, both holding worn-out shovels and asking for $20 total. My driveway was long, and I’m 71, so I almost agreed right away—but something about how serious they looked made me…