I found this through a Huffington Post article that I no longer can find. If you want to work on your empathy skills, or if your day is too cheery, this is a collection of statements by Madoff victims sent for consideration during sentencing. Here’s the one I’m currently reading:
I am 86, a widow, and a victim of Madoff. My husband was a school teacher and I worked as a school secretary in the New York City School System until I retired at 63. We put all of our hard earned savings and IRAs into Madoff. What do I do now? I have been wiped out - I cannot get a job - who would hire me at my age? This is the plight of so many of the victims.
