Some Windsor-Essex seniors feel less lonely a year into the pandemic, hopeful for the future
While it s been an isolating and lonely year for seniors in Windsor-Essex, some are hopeful for the future and say they can see the light at the end of a dark tunnel.
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Almost every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m., Jim Kenny hops on a telephone chat line with fellow Amherstburg seniors looking for some friendly conversation.
They talk about their own lives, share a song or answer a trivia question or two.
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“I like hearing other people’s perspectives,” said the 67-year-old Kenny, who lives alone. “Everybody’s got experiences and everybody’s got stories about who they are.”
Amherstburg Community Services organizes the group chats as a way to help seniors combat isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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