Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Julissa Gomez is a 28-year-old in Los Angeles who met her older neighbor over 10 years ago. Julissa visits Delmar, takes him to ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julissa Gomez, author of the children's book, "The Friendship Next Door with Delmar." It has been edited for length and clarity. In 2015, my ...