Growing up, Elizabeth's grandmother always told her to look for ways to help others. Her grandmother has passed away, but Elizabeth keeps her grandmother's 1 close to her heart.
One day, she was shopping at a supermarket when she 2 something unusual. Silver-haired Carmen was still working hard at age 82. A quick conversation 3 why Carmen continued to work into her Golden Years. She owed about $10,000 in medical 4 and she only had about $50 in her bank account then.
Elizabeth was 5 and tried to help Carmen. Since she is active on social media and has over 135,000 followers, she decided to ask the public for 6 to pay Carmen's debt and set her up to retire sooner. She made a short video of the 7 grandma and opened an account to raise money. Elizabeth's original video was 8 more than 15 million times. A quick follow-up video got even more attention, and the donations started pouring in.
So far, Elizabeth has 9 over $135,000! She was amazed by how 10 the public was, but thought Carmen's story really struck the 11 of people of all ages. The outpouring of support also 12 her of how good most people are at their hearts.
When Elizabeth told Carmen the good news, she couldn't believe her 13 . Thanks to Elizabeth and her followers, Carmen will finally be able to 14 and spend more time with her family. Isn't it amazing what we can achieve when we 15 pay attention and look for ways to help others? We're certain that Elizabeth's grandma would be proud of her.
