| Contact information: | Please tell us who you are and give us a way to contact you. We will not share your information. |
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| Date Created | May 11, 2026 |
| First Name | Andrew |
| Email OR Phone Number | andls2000@yahoo.com |
| Zip Code (we want to match where you live with your members of Congress) | 90068 |
| Tell us a little about yourself or your loved one: | |
| Q1: What was your situation when you or your loved one first started experiencing elder abuse, neglect, and/or fraud? (What was your/their living situation like, were you/they struggling with any health issues, etc.?) | After surviving sepsis and spending weeks in the hospital, I spent two months in a care facility where I suffered neglect, malnutrition, bruises, bedsores: abuse that changed my life forever. |
| Q2: What would you like to share about your story? | Everything that happened to me re bedsore, bruises, malmutirtion and neglect is documented in my Elderly Diary, a digital diary I created on my laptop. It is now available on Amazon. I also created a website, to call attention to, raise awareness, of the epidemic of elder abuse. |
| Q3: What do you wish people knew about elder abuse, neglect, and fraud? | Elder abuse is a worldwide epidemic. The World Health Organization estimates that 320 million people will suffer from elder abuse by 2050. |
| Q4: What are your hopes for the future? | To fight elder abuse. To call attention to it, to raise awarenes. I have a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to do this. Check out my website at www.ElderlyDiary.com |
| Can our staff follow up with you about your story? | Yes |
| Are you interested in sharing your story further? (We can contact you about speaking with local media, elected officials, or recording your story for a video or podcast) | Yes |
| Can we use your name in telling your story? | Yes |
| Is there anything else you would like to add? | I am 80 years old. After more than 60 years as an independent active adult, my independence and mobility and quality of life has been substantially reduced. This is documented in the Elderly Diary. This has been/is extremely disturbing to me, adversely affecting my physical, emotional and psychological well-being. |