She was an elderly woman more than half a century older than him.
On paper, Chris Salvatore and Norma Cook seemed like unlikely candidates for best friends. Their ages were separated by nearly six decades, and they were at completely different stages of life.
But friendship does not always follow the rules people expect.
Sometimes it begins with nothing more complicated than saying hello to the person across the hall.
And sometimes that simple hello eventually becomes a promise that someone will not have to face the end of life alone.
The Neighbor Across the Hall
Chris was 31 when his friendship with 89-year-old Norma attracted widespread attention in early 2017.
By then, however, they had already known each other for years.
According to ABC7 Los Angeles, their friendship began about five years earlier, when Chris moved into an apartment near Norma’s in West Hollywood.
