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Want to learn how NCOA helps? Read Susan's story.
When Susan's husband died, grief took her over. "All of a sudden, I was alone," said this attractive, well-dressed woman of 86. "My confidence was gone...For two years I didn't do anything. I just stayed home.... As I look back, it was such a sad time."
Finally, Susan decided to vote in a coming election. She saw a newspaper article saying that a senior center near her home in Arlington, Virginia, would teach people how to use the new voting machine.
"I came, learned about the machine, and talked to the Center Director," said Susan. "I never thought I would come to a place like this. But the director said to try it out. I thought maybe it would help me. So I tried."
"That was a year ago," Susan reports. "Now I come almost every day. Every morning I go around and say ‘good morning,' and the people here say ‘good morning.' That's what I needed: People.
"And I don't sit in a chair. There's so much to do. I exercise every day, and we go out, we go places. And I eat a good lunch. Now when I go home, the lonely feelings still come, but they go away. When I tell people it changed my life, they look at me like I'm crazy. But it's true."
NCOA helps support senior centers like the one that changed Susan's life. Help us change the lives of countless others like her. Donate today!
Each dollar you give helps us to make life better for one more senior.
Your donation can help…
- An older person find out about and receive benefits from programs that pay for hearing aids or medicines.
- Community organizations offer companionship and resources to millions of seniors every day.
- Ensure that NCOA has the resources it needs to advocate on Capitol Hill for vulnerable seniors.
Please give generously today so that we may help improve the lives of even more older Americans.
*Names have been changed.
