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Mailman Gets Heartbreaking Note From 81-Year-Old Veteran Desperate To Escape Abusive Caregiver
- An 81-year-old Navy veteran reports abuse by a live-in caregiver in Florida.
- He wrote a three-word note to alert help and asked the mail carrier to call authorities.
- Police later located the caregiver with the victim’s financial items and charged her.
- The caregiver allegedly hid the victim’s phone and disconnected landlines during the abuse.
- The veteran is pursuing VA help and alternative caregiving arrangements.
- The incident highlights elder abuse risk in caregiving and reporting channels.
- The initial abuse claim followed an escalation around a bathroom incident.
- Authorities reported the caregiver was charged with robbery and battery on an elderly victim.
- The postal worker acted on the three-word note to ensure timely aid.
- The case underscores the need for safer elder care and monitoring.
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