An Ode to Amazing Neighbors

Sue Raynor of 12509 Lockhart Drive

“The people are so friendly,” they said. “Everyone is welcoming and caring,” they said. “Robson Ranch is great,” they said. We have lived in many great subdivisions, so we may have been a little skeptical.

This fall I was facing a surgery with a pretty tough recovery—four weeks zero weight bearing, four weeks more in a boot (on my right foot), so no driving. When your family lives over 3,000 miles away, your husband is working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week with FEMA, helping hurricane victims, and you need help, where do you turn?

It started with the necessary post-surgical equipment: knee scooter, crutches, ice machines—all the paraphernalia. I reached out to neighbors to see if anyone had spare equipment, and every need was met. I was pretty impressed with the array of equipment my neighbors have. We are like a regular medical supply store here in Robson.

Now for the hard part—I needed help getting to doctor appointments, allergy shots, physical therapy, and all the other things we manage ourselves.

This is where my Robson Ranch neighbors showed up—an avalanche of support, love, fantastic meals delivered, tasty snacks, magazines, books, plants, Netflix recommendations, and, most importantly, company.

There is no way to repay this kind of love and support except to always pay it forward with the next RR neighbor who needs help. But I still want to express my gratitude and appreciation to the amazing people whom I have come to know and love.

“The people are so friendly,” they said. “Everyone is welcoming and caring,” they said. “Robson Ranch is great,” they said. What we experienced is so much more—where strangers turn into neighbors, where neighbors turn into friends, and friends turn into family.