BRIGHTON, Mich. For most of his life, Ed Bambas worked toward his American dream. But in 2019, at 82 years old, he found himself doing what most retirees never imagine: going back to work.

"You do what you have to do," Bambas told CBS News' Tom Hanson.

Bambas worked for General Motors for 40 years. The automaker's 2009 bankruptcy wiped out his pension, then his wife got sick and died.

With bills mounting, he took a job at a grocery store.

"I made it a point to try and be as friendly with people as I could. Cause that would take my mind off any depression because of my wife's death. I really to this day, still miss her. I visit her grave every day," Bambas said.

Everything changed this week when a stranger approached Bambas with a simple question.

"What's your dream?" asked Sam Weiden

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