Life After Loss
For Jessie, maintaining a livelihood was a struggle after her husband’s death. She was just surviving, the only thing left to do. Her only daughter, who lived thousands of miles away, had also divorced recently and had to raise a 1-year-old baby alone, so she didn’t want to burden her further. Jessie was old and could no longer work. As if that wasn’t enough, her doctor recently told her that her blood sugar levels were starting to become abnormal.
Hard Choices: Selling Memories for Survival
Jessie was trying to make ends meet with a small pension and dwindling savings. So she sold everything she didn’t need, including her husband’s old car… It was hard for her to part with her husband’s old car. This car had been her husband’s companion and was the most tangible reminder of him. But when Jessie had to face various tax bills and utility bills every day, she was helpless.
