SENIOR DEPENDENCE

Seniors have been around for quite some time. Certainly they have been around much longer and have experienced much more than all of us. They have a very strong voice on insights of people in general and the dynamics of the world. But we see them as a menance to society. They take their time at so many things and we cannot tolerate their slow pace. They walk slow, think twice as hard about issues and comment from facts as those facts are integrated with their hearts. Answers to questions take more thought. Eating is slow and methodical. They are strong willed and fight to retain strength in both the mind and the body. We see them as individuals who get in the way of our progress and functionality. Their methods, thought processes and honesty do not fit into the norm of today's fast-paced, self- gratifying, I, Me, My attitude, way we live. They find it hard to live in a society so different from theirs...lack of respect for one another, lack of manners, lack of discipline, very few if no true friendships and the lack of family connections. Many seniors age by themselves because family members are too busy to visit, care for or take an interest in them. We seem to forget that these seniors are our parents, grandparents and/or relatives. We also forget how much they have contributed to society and paved the way for us.  There are so many seniors that have little or no connection to family once they become "care dependent" or need additional support. Not taking the time or having the patience to care for a senior family member, many are thrown prematurely into institutions. They become lifeless individuals who long for connections to living.  Seniors are as much a part of today's society as we are...as our children are...

Let us provide the support and care necessary for our older seniors to live in a safe and comfortable environment.  Let us show them that we do appreciate all that they have done for us.