HUMAN INTEREST STORIES
Gwen Saves on Bills
5 September 2019
Gwen was paying over $200 per month for her phone and internet service. One of the team members discovered that she needn't be and helped Gwen to get her bill down to $65 per month which included unlimited calls and texts on her mobile, unlimited calls to landlines on her home phone and NBN for Seniors. So Gwen saves on bills and gets even better service now for her money.
The "Amazing Machine"
5 September 2019
Pauline was 79 when she joined Switched on Seniors and began to learn to use the iPad using one of the group iPads. She quickly decided she wanted one of her own so was the first to go and buy her own with help and support from the group. She loved learning and was at the group every week soaking up as much as she could about this “amazing machine”.
A few months down the track Pauline missed two weeks in a row. A phone call revealed that she had a bad dose of the flu and couldn’t get out of the house. When asked if she needed anything she proudly declined any help, explaining that her dog’s favourite tinned food was on a half price special at Woolies so she had decided to try out online shopping for the first time. She ordered 6 month’s supply of the dog food (and a few things for herself) and the “nice man” had carried the order inside and put it on her kitchen bench and because it was her first shop she was not charged anything for delivery!
Who would have thought a talking cat?
5 September 2019
Esme was recovering from a stroke when she came to the iPad Group. She needed to learn to use the iPad because she had heard of a children’s app called Talking Ginger that would help her learn to speak clearly again after the stroke.
Ginger, a pet kitten would repeat whatever you said to it so Esme could hear what she sounded like. Practicing was fun and it wasn’t too long before Esme could be easily understood. Needless to say Ginger was a favourite with other group members too especially when grandchildren came to visit.
