92-Year-Old Was Unresponsive In Hospice, Opens Her Eyes When Teen Pen Pal Visits Her

A Virginia teen named Keslar Just began writing letters to elderly people who were quarantined in nursing homes at the beginning of the pandemic.

But she had no idea how much of an impact she would make in one of their lives.

Just wrote over 150 letters, but only one of the recipients wrote back to her. 92-year-old Jean Peck, in Henrietta, New York, developed a friendship with Just, and the two of them exchanged more than 80 letters over the course of two years.

In addition to writing each other letters, the pen pals also talked over the phone and hoped they could meet in person one day.

That day finally came, but unfortunately, it was under very sad circumstances.

Peck had been moved to hospice care, and her family made sure to call Just to let her know. Without hesitation, Just traveled to New York to finally meet her pen pal in person.

When she arrived, Peck’s family explained to Just that Peck had been unresponsive, but after the two pen pals met, a miracle happened.

“I walked in and said, hello its Keslar your pen pal, and I started talking with her and she slowly opened her eyes and become responsive. I just sat and talked with her,” Just told WGAL8.

“But I think seeing it in person when Jean reached out to hold my hand and she became responsive and opened her eyes, I think the family was very appreciative for our relationship and our letter-writing. I will always remember our pen-pal relationship and what those two years brought both of us.”

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