When a senior citizen’s wife died of COVID, University of Michigan students helped him grieve
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
Bernie Klein, a resident at StoryPoint Saline, talks with University of Michigan student Daniel Wieczorek via Zoom. Klein and Wieczorek have become friends through Perfect Pair, a UM student group that creates one-on-one connections between college students and senior citizens.Emily Lerner/Perfect Pair
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ANN ARBOR, MI Bernie Klein’s wife, Nancy, died of COVID-19 in December while at StoryPoint Saline, an assisted living facility.
He was grieving and needed someone to talk to. Luckily, he found a support system in Perfect Pair, an organization created by University of Michigan students and alumni that fosters one-on-one connections between seniors at assisted living facilities and college students.