After my hip replacement last fall, I was terrified. Not about the surgery — about what would come after. I live alone in the house my husband and I bought in 1986, and suddenly I couldn't drive, couldn't carry groceries, couldn't even get to the pharmacy.
My daughter lives in Seattle and was ready to fly down, but she has two young kids and a demanding job. I didn't want to be a burden.
That's when my neighbor mentioned VoGro. I was skeptical — I'm not great with technology and I didn't love the idea of strangers in my home. But the process was surprisingly simple. I made a phone call, explained what I needed, and within a day I was matched with Sarah.
Sarah is a Stanford graduate student who lives just a mile away. She started coming twice a week to help with groceries and prescriptions. But it quickly became more than that. She'd stay for coffee, help me sort through mail, and even drove me to my follow-up appointments.
Three months later, I'm back on my feet. I still see Sarah once a week — not because I need to, but because she's become a friend. VoGro didn't just help me recover. It gave me a new connection in my own neighborhood.
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