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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Going Gray’ can be lonely in LA

    Life as a senior in Los Angeles can be lonely, especially if leaving the house is difficult. That’s Patty Balbaneda’s predicament. She’s seventy years old and has struggled off and on with depression and chronic pain.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 2, 2016 • 1 min read

    Life as a senior in Los Angeles can be lonely, especially if leaving the house is difficult. That’s Patty Balbaneda’s predicament. She’s seventy years old and has struggled off and on with depression and chronic pain. As part of KCRW’s “Going Gray in LA” series from independent producers Ruxandra Guidi and Bear Guerra, we’ll hear about how Balbaneda found her sense of purpose at the local senior center.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Confronting the myth of a ‘post-racial utopia’ in pro sports
    1. 0:30Confronting the myth of a ‘post-racial utopia’ in pro sports
    2. 16:00‘Going Gray’ can be lonely in LAYou’re reading this
    3. 25:55New releases to check out this long weekend
    4. 40:28#Olds dissecting teen’s strange phone rituals is hilarious
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