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Dorothy

So Grateful For the Help CICOA Provides

At 103, Dorothy still gets around, which is not always a good thing. A year ago she was residing in an assisted living facility when she wandered outside and got lost. Dorothy suffers from dementia, among other ailments. Her daughter...
Corrine

Can't Imagine Mom With Anyone Else

"I wish you could have known my mom. She was so vibrant at one time," said Sondra. "She loved to dress in suits and hats. I never saw her in pants until she had her stroke." Sondra is the daughter...
Lela

A Moving Experience

“Yeah, I have furniture, but I don’t have no way to get it here.” Lela, 54, was talking to her case manager about her new apartment, spartanly furnished with only a mattress on the floor, a card table and a...
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Sylvia Page Dines on CICOA's 17 Millionth Meal

Sylvia Page, 84, the honorary recipient of CICOA’s 17 millionth meal, has snow white hair, smile lines and a soft spoken manner. And a British accent, which alerts the listener that this petite woman has a story. Sure enough, when...
Jesse

Decorated Veteran Fought at Iwo Jima

Jesse is a talker, and at age 83 he has plenty of stories to share. He is a decorated veteran. He fought at Iwo Jima and earned five combat medals and two bronze stars during his military service. He recounted...
Samantha

Samantha Proves Doctors Wrong

Life can change in an instant. Sixteen-year-old Samantha Allen and her family learned this painful lesson nine years ago when Samantha was struck by a car after stepping off of her school bus. Samantha suffered a "Christopher Reeve-type" spinal cord...

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