How one Montreal organization pivoted during the pandemic to respond to seniors in crisis
Why It Matters
As the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates risks for the most vulnerable populations, seniors are experiencing poverty, food insecurity, and mental health crises while facing social isolation. A Montreal organization says that for some seniors in their community, itโs an issue of life and death. This is our second story in a series with Innoweave.
At 95 years old, Muriel Fishman has lived through a lot, including a World War and the Great Depression.ย
โThe main thing in my life was poverty,โ she says. โThere was no food, no clothes. I was wearing boots made of felt.โ
Still, despite living through monumental world events, Fishman, who lives in Montreal, has never seen the world come to a standstill the way she has with the coronavirus pandemic. โItโs unbelievable, because we werenโt faced with these problems. Life went on and relationships went on. You met friends and you went out and you did things but we donโt do that now. The whole [world] is upside down.โ
Fishman is an avid reader who is โalways lost in a book,โ which has helped pass the time during the pandemic. While she prides herself for maintaining good health, she relies on organizations including NDG Senior Citizensโ Coun
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