Dorus

In my effort to do something more useful with my time than watch Chris Morris in The Day Today on YouTube  I met up with Deborah from Ethos and was taken to meet an 88 year old, blind, ex marine at his apartment on Blue Hill Avenue.

Dorus fought in the Pacific during WW2 and has been blind for about 40 years which is probably due to his diabetes which may or may not be the reason his eyes are so vividly blue. He declined the offer of my help, preferring instead to stick with his nurse Tony who has been running his finances recently. Dorus married a 30 something year old woman last year who promptly took him to the cleaners for about twenty thousand dollars before the police threw her out and issued her with a two year restraining order. Dorus had also had some similar problems with one of his previous nurses so Tony was understandably worried about being accused of embezzlement.

Tony is a Pastor of 4 churches, has 9 children and three jobs and seems to have a lovely rapport with Dorus who he tells us is a sailor through and through. Dorus agreed saying he loved fishing and swimming, "In fact I love the water so much that I take a bath twice a week whether I need it or not".

Dorus also asked Deborah whether she could fix him up with a wife and declared his desire to go to India, 'for lunch'. When asked why he hesitated before revealing that he'd heard they had a new deli there.

It was a pleasure to meet Dorus and Tony and although I'd like to hear a few more of his stories I think he's in safe hands with Tony who will be around for longer than I will.

Last word to Dorus who has a lifelong love of music and dancing.

'I used to tap and move my feet while dancing to the rhythm.
These days I only wash my feet and can't do a thing with 'em'.