This is Millvina Dean, the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster in 1912. She was only 2 months old when the ship went down after hitting an iceberg during an epic romance between a Philadelphia heiress and a vagrant sketch artist from a non-existent town in Wisconsin.... Sorry, my fact check is a little fuzzy today...
Dean, who survived along with her mother and brother (her father died in the disaster) on the way to emigrate to Kansas, moved back to England, where she has been in a senior care home for two years after a fall. At a cost of $6000 a month, her money has flown away pretty fast, so much so that she has had to sell off her personal memorabilia from the tragedy. Included in her stash are a suitcase and clothing given to her from a charity group in New York after the accident, and a few rare prints of the Titanic. No, she does not have the Heart of the Ocean pendant, although if that was her in the movie tossing it overboard, I'm sure she regrets it now.....
Although you never know how much this stuff will sell for, the expected amount is around $7000 - barely one month's cost at the home. Word has gotten around, and there are people around the world trying to help out. I have no idea where you can send donations, but if you find it, feel free to leave a note....
My (F)Heart Will Go On.....
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4 comments:
I wonder if she has any other living relatives? I'll adopt her as my Grandma. Some of the loneliest people in the world are the elderly. Next are the Singles.
Got that right...
I saw this story on the Today show this morning and it broke my heart. To know the last survivor of such a historic event having to sell the last few things she owns just to pay her bills is shocking. I wanted to donate something right at that moment if I knew where!
nope...don't need any health care reform in this country! $400. for a 5 minute visit to a dermatologist, totally reasonable. i guess they had to pay for those magazines in the waiting area where i spent 45 minutes waiting for a 5 minute visit.
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