When I started my mobile notary business, my idea was to provide a service that no one else in Philadelphia was providing. While I’ve come across quite a few heartfelt situations with notary clients, a recent appointment really touched me. This week, one of my notary appointments was for a lady who needed to get a power of attorney signed by her husband who is in a mental institution. I was a little hesitant at first because 1) I don’t like hospitals of any kind and 2) I was scared of going to a mental institution. My fear was totally unfounded.

The client needed a mobile notary, and she needed to provide two witnesses to identify the spouse. She told me that no one in her family would come to the institution to be witnesses. Now I don’t know the family situation, but how mean can you be that you won’t make time to help out a family member in a hospital? We ended up getting two strangers who happened to be visiting their family members to be witnesses. This lady was crying her eyes out as we found some witnesses, and I wanted to cry with her. When I saw her scrambling to get this done for her husband, it reminded of the wedding vow: “.. in sickness and in health, till death do us part”. It was a strong reminder to me of what true love really means. There are so many people who leave or give up when their spouse has ailing health, whether mental or physical. I really admire people who honor their vows.

Getting paid to provide mobile notary service is cool, but what’s even cooler is the fact that I can really help people in their time of need. It’s these types of situations that make me appreciate the good in everyday people. There’s no amount of money in the world that can duplicate that feeling.

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