A Lucan-born initiative is brightening the days of local seniors who have been isolated at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Upwards of 85 “love letters” written by children from the village are being distributed to seniors in the London-area as part of ‘Lucan Letters of Love,’ a project spearheaded by Lucan resident Katie Howard that ran from March 30 until April 3.
The letters come as social distancing guidelines have seen older Canadians refrain from going out or seeing their loved ones due to fears of potentially contracting the novel coronavirus.
While isolation protects vulnerable seniors from getting sick, it’s having a debilitating effect on their mental wellbeing. Anxiety and depression are up since lockdown measures came into