Ya know what's scarier?
When you crack open a chart on some poor, pitiful soul and read that they are only 7 years, 5 years, 1 day older than you! Believe me, your Mama was right! Drink in moderation, eat your veges, get plenty of sleep and take your medications!
As for your Granny, my attitude has always been that it's no longer about her, it's about those around her. How she's treated by them is what is to be judged, not her, how she looks or her behaviors.
Such as it's been since the dawn of time. Societies are judged by how they treat the most helpless. And to me, folks like your Granny are at the greatest risk because they scare people by being a window into their possible future. So, often in the name of compassion, or discomfort or whatever, they are neglected.
We've got the best nursing home in Atlanta - and it is dismal at best. Her jewelry stolen (we didn't know), her clothes missing (we didn't know). She's been reduced from a dignified woman to ... to... .
Well, najida, at least she doesn't know.
BUT, some of the things that go on in there are hysterical! Purely hysterical. YOu gotta have a sense of humor when you sit around with these folks.
Such as it's been since the dawn of time. Societies are judged by how they treat the most helpless. And to me, folks like your Granny are at the greatest risk because they scare people by being a window into their possible future. So, often in the name of compassion, or discomfort or whatever, they are neglected.
You are very wise...
I'm thrilled to know you!
;-)