VIDEO | Dieser 81-jährige Opa liefert verlorenes Gepäck aus, um die Krebsbehandlung seiner Frau mitzufinanzieren

Por Alexander
26 September, 2026

Donald Johnson ist 81 Jahre alt und arbeitet immer noch.

@helpdonretire

His name is Don. He is 81 years old and puts over 200,000 miles a year on his car delivering lost airline luggage because it’s the only job that will hire him. He isn’t doing this by choice—his beautiful wife of 51 years, Josephine, is currently fighting a severe battle against pancreatic cancer. The medical bills are crushing them and his car keeps breaking down. At 81, he should be home holding her hand, not lifting bags that weigh half as much as he does on the highway. I started a GoFundMe as their local neighbor to get Don home. Please help us share his story and get him off the road. 💔👇Link to help Don retire is pinned in comment section! #gofundme #mutualaid #humanity #kindness #helpdon

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Aus Texas bringt er als selbstständiger Auftragnehmer verlorenes Gepäck zu den Häusern der Menschen. Er arbeitet, um zu den medizinischen Kosten seiner Frau beizutragen, die eine Krebsbehandlung erhält.

Als Erin Howell sah, wie er sich mit schweren Koffern abmühte, beschloss sie, einen Weg zu finden, ihm zu helfen.

@helpdonretire

Two weeks ago Don was a stranger on my door cam. He showed up with lost luggage. 81 years old. Taking the stairs one bag at a time. I asked why he was doing a job that hard. He said it was the only one that would hire him. He’s doing it for his wife, Josephine. Cancer. Married since 1969. I found out today his car is done. He’s getting rides however he can. He still had one more delivery, so he Ubered there and back. At 81. After already putting a brutal amount of miles on that car for her. I made a GoFundMe so he can stop. In 9 days, generous strangers have organically donated $4,000. I’m so thankful. People have liked, commented, and reshared who will never meet him. That kindness is already changing things. https://gofund.me/9c60d9f1b If you can help, use the link. If you can’t, please follow this page — at 1,000 followers it becomes clickable. I won’t buy followers — I’d rather people follow because they care about Don and Josephine. If you can’t give, that still helps. 🙏 Let’s get him home with her. ❤️ #fyp #foryou #viral #gofundme #humanity

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Howell, eine Bewohnerin von The Colony in der Nähe von Dallas, startete eine GoFundMe-Kampagne, damit Johnson diesen Job aufgeben und die Behandlungen seiner Frau mitfinanzieren kann. Aus der Sorge einer Nachbarin wurde so konkrete Hilfe.

Das Ziel ist, die finanzielle Belastung zu verringern, während sie behandelt wird. Donald arbeitet, um seine Familie zu unterstützen; Howell versucht, ihm eine weitere Möglichkeit zu eröffnen.

Mit 81 Jahren fand seine Geschichte auch Unterstützung bei einer Nachbarin.

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