How the lonely elderly can teach you lessons for life
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Edward Molkenboer |
TEDxHaarlem
• November 2017
Edward Molkenboer calls himself ‘a professional bon vivant’. But that’s only since he started pouring coffee for the lonely elderly. Before that time he owned two companies, but at some point felt a personal bankruptcy. From the urge of doing good for others he set up the foundation Goed doen voor een Ander (= Doing good for someone Else) Through his online calendar Bezoekouderen.nl, everybody can plan a coffee meeting with an elderly person to spend a little time and have a good chat, laugh or learn from each other!
On stage, together with Edward, was Mrs Van Huis (98) who lost her entire family. She says: “Being alone is not much fun. You need someone who actually talks to you, and who answers all your questions. Sometimes there were days when I did not see anyone. No one. Loneliness is best solved by making contact. And good advice is what I want to give you in return.”