After months of illness, loss and isolation, Jane Jones found herself overwhelmed by depression. She was unsure how to move forward. You helped her find a way.

“I was just lost and exhausted,” Jane says. “I had no interest in anything and really needed help.”

Jane’s journey stems from a long and difficult medical battle with leukemia. Complications from a bone marrow transplant kept her hospitalized for months. It was during that time that she lost her husband. When she finally returned home, grief, anxiety and depression left her feeling isolated and alone.

"I went through anxiety a lot in my life, but this was different," she says.

Jane's life changed when she reached out to Senior Life Solutions, a program you support with your gift. She'd seen a sign for it during her infusion treatments at Mercy Health - Marcum and Wallace Hospital. One day she decided to call.

The program gave Jane what she needed. It provided transportation to and from meetings. In group sessions, she learned coping strategies and talked openly about her grief. She learned to set small, achievable goals to help her re-engage with life.

“They helped me see that life wouldn’t be the same, but I could keep growing – just in a different way,” Jane says.

Thanks to your generosity, Jane returned to doing things she once loved. She started painting again. She picked up books after months of not reading. She even attended local festivals—milestones she once thought were out of reach.

“It helped me so much, and I’ve seen how much it’s helped others,” she says. “I can’t put into words how much this program changed my life.”