She broke down after admitting she couldn't afford Christmas dinner
A Blackburn pensioner was left in floods of tears after being left with just £1.67 in her bank until 2023 and a Christmas dinner of eggs on toast.
After sharing the heart-breaking story of a man whose cupboards were left bare, James has shared another gut-wrenching story of the elderly lady, who was left with no other option than to have eggs on toast for her Christmas dinner.In a post, he said: "An 89-year-old lady with only £1.67 in the bank until mid-January. Three presents from friends, a few cards. She is having eggs on toast for her Christmas dinner.
Depher's ongoing GoFundMe page, available here, has raised more than £60,000 since it was launched. James commitment which has attracted the attention of actor, Hugh Grant who has donated over £50,000 to Depher to support its important community work. "Then when we came out of the pandemic, it was clear that we weren't going back to normal like the government had said we would. We saw a huge drop in support in the wider area and decided to put a plan of action in place just in case we were needed to support single parent families and children, not just the vulnerable and the elderly.
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