Word: denhardt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...With Kay Denhardt, the reasons for getting online were not financial; they were physical. Four years ago, she had surgery for a brain tumor. Afterward, Denhardt, now 56, wanted information she couldn't find in her hometown of Newark, Ohio. "It was really hard for me at first after surgery," Denhardt says. "I had memory problems. I lost my hearing, and some of my face atrophied. Doctors don't tell you about things like that." When her daughter Teresa moved home to help, she introduced her mom to the Internet. Denhardt searched the Web, learning about new drugs and joining...
...Denhardt is proud of her new social network. While some folks become misanthropic as they age, most of us still crave human contact--especially at a time in our lives when it's harder to achieve. Children move away, spouses die and infirmities limit mobility. The Internet widens the reach of those with the resources and the gumption to get online...