HBA deck is lifeline to Hubbard woman stabbed in Sharon hospital
HUBBARD
They say a house is not a home without a garden — and having a two-story deck just adds to the picturesque view.
For Linda Clark of Hubbard, her new deck fixed with wind chimes and flowers allows her to find blissful peace.
The deck, built by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of the Valley in May, is her haven as she copes with the painful past seven months. She hopes the deck will get her back to a love of painting.
“I absolutely love it,” Clark said of her deck. “It’s just gorgeous. I am saving up to put in a lily pond. That is my next goal.”
Clark cannot work and walks with a cane because she still has trouble with her balance, her left arm is wrapped and hangs to her side and a scar extends across her neck. A man had become frustrated last year at Sharon (Pa.) Regional Health System when he was not given the pain medicine he wanted, and seemingly took out his anger on Clark who was working as the greeter in the emergency room that Sunday, Nov. 10. She had been in the position for seven months and never once feared anyone who walked in for help.
“I would help people fill out forms and get everything ready to go,” she said. “This gentleman had come in often. I had no reason to fear him. I didn’t realize what a dangerous situation I was in.”
Read more about her ordeal and her gift from the HBA in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.