{"id":429330,"date":"2025-12-04T15:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/?p=429330"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:20:03","slug":"88-ans-il-travaille-encore-jusqua-internautes-decident-changer-vie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/societe\/at-88-years-old-he-still-works-until-internet-users-decide-to-change-their-lives-429330","title":{"rendered":"At 88 years old, he was still working\u2026 until internet users decided to change his life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed Bambas, an 88-year-old American veteran, continues to work in a supermarket near Detroit to support himself. He lost his pension following the bankruptcy of General Motors in 2012. His moving story, shared by influencer Samuel Weidenhofer (@itssozer )<\/span> , sparked a huge mobilization on social media, with a GoFundMe campaign that raised over $1.2 million to finally give him "the life he deserves" and a well-earned rest.<\/p>\n

A fight against financial difficulties<\/h2>\n

Ed Bambas retired from General Motors in 1999, but the 2012 bankruptcy led to the suspension of his pension payments and the termination of his health insurance, leaving him in dire financial straits. His wife, who was very ill at the time, passed away seven years ago. Since then, he has been working five days a week, eight hours a day, despite his advanced age, to rebuild his life. "I sold the house and we held on,"<\/em> he confided in a video that went viral. <\/p>\n

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A post shared by Samuel Weidenhofer (@itssozer)<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n