Wish Book: Asian Americans for Community Involvement gives seniors a new lease on life

With the painful memory still vividly etched in her mind, 75-year-old Mabel Yuen achingly recalled facing aging and loneliness during one of the most isolating periods in recent history: the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her husband had been dead for 33 years and she had retired early due to an injured shoulder and needed surgery. During the pandemic, Yuen couldn’t go out with people and did not get to see her children often since they lived far away. She also couldn’t travel, which was one of her favorite activities.