ESCAPING SOVIET OPPRESSION
The portrait of Frau Lilo's favorite mountain.
On February 24, 2022, the Russian military invaded Ukraine bombing cities, towns, and committing
In lieu of current events, this is the inspiring story of:
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
atrocious war crimes. As the ongoing attack shocked and saddened people around the world, this isn’t the first time a country has been oppressed by war. We recently spoke with a senior who shared her story of survival. Lilo Townsend is a 94-year-old German woman who lives in a retirement home in Peachtree Corners, Ga. She is kind, genuine, and authentic. We initially
RESILIENCE, MEMORIES, AND ESCAPING OPPRESSION WRITTEN BY KELSIE ANDERSON & MICHELLE ALBERTO 32 | PAST AND FUTURE
interviewed Lilo with the intention of researching the impact of language in seniors, but the story she shared expanded beyond linguistic research and proved to be a survival guide for those experiencing the hardships of war.
