The following is a short story about an old couple who were abandoned by their children and family to fend for themselves. After having toiled for several decades to raise their family, all they had in return were debts and mortgages, which appeared impossible to settle since they could no longer afford to pay them off. They owned nothing except their home, which they cherish for the memories it gave them.
Hope beckoned in the form of Reversed Mortgage and this discovery led them to relocate their dignity and self-confidence to survive for as long as they exist.
Usually, I would blame my ageing cells for the sleeplessness and take a pill to induce sleep. This night it was different. I felt calm and relaxed. Reversed Mortgage has given me hope when everything else failed. My wife of 34 years was sitting next to me, with her head resting against my tired, droopy shoulder. Having carried the burdens of a large family for decades, the thought of how the chatter and laughter which was usually heard throughout the day and late into the night has been replaced with the numbing silence, brought a deep sorrow from within me.
When I turned 67 a few months ago, there...