Make sure you have the tissues ready, because you are definitely going to need them after watching this video. A project in the Netherlands called "Hidden Desires," a joint initiative by the members of the Green Cross and The Care Group, operates with the sole intention of bringing a much needed smile to the faces of people who rely on the care of others. The project describes itself with these choice words: "We fulfill precisely those small but important needs of people living in one of our care centers, of clients living at home or even caregivers."
Hidden Desires take great pride in granting wishes for those who don't see a whole lot of joy in their lives anymore, helping to plan for simple pleasures like taking someone to their hometown for ice-cream or seeing their old sporting team play. On this particular occasion, it was giving someone the opportunity to ride a horse one last time.
For this 87-year old who suffers from Parkinson's disease, horses have always played an important role in her life, and she was quite an accomplished rider herself, having even competed in professional showjumping. Her wish? One last horseback ride.
Making it possible for an elderly Parkinson's sufferer to ride a horse is no easy feat, but the people at Hidden Desires were intent on making this woman's dream a reality.
A simple tuft of hay in the stables might have brought the memories flooding back for her, but the smile on her face when she get's that one last horse ride she wanted is what starts the water works, and you don't even need to be able to speak Dutch to feel the joy.
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