Liedeker, 89, was cooped up in her room at the Bay Oaks Historic Retirement Residence in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood. No card games, no conversation, no meals with her friends. Homes for the elderly have been on lockdown since they were identified as potential hot spots of the COVID-19 disease during the coronavirus pandemic. So it came as a sweet surprise when drawings and paintings by young artists arrived at Bay Oaks in recent days. Although the colorful artwork came from complete strangers, Liedeker and her fellow seniors felt an immediate connection. "It's nice to know there is someone out there thinking of you. We just can't see them or hug them," Liedeker said. "It breaks the monotony for both sides, the giver and the recipient."