80-year-old-busker raises money to feed homeless folks in his community
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Edwin Padilla, an 80-year-old retired psychiatric nurse, has been setting up with a ukulele, speaker, and a microphone all around Vancouver—busking to raise money he uses to cook meals for the homeless. While the 80-year-old smiles now, back when he first played here at the age of 73, he was scared. “That was really nerve-wracking,” Edwin says while pulling cables out of a bag and setting up his speaker. After retiring from a career in psychiatric nursing, Edwin had never performed publicly before. “I thought I wouldn’t be able to do it,” Edwin says. But he knew he had to, after an unexpected turn in his life following that day at the casino. #recoverystories #vancouver #signoff ** Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App: https://www.ctvnews.ca/app Must-watch stories and full programs at http://www.ctvnew
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