“I learned to have compassion for the elderly struggling silently to maintain their dignity and trying not to burden others.”
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It’s a very rough time of life. I have been (so far) one of the lucky ones.
I talked to an old friend this morning who lost her leg several months ago (diabetes), and is going through a very rough rehab process. She was an incredible skier but will manage. We may be old,but we’re tough.
One of my pet peeves though,is when an 18 year old clerk or waitress calls me “dear”. :-)
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One of my pet peeves though,is when an 18 year old clerk or waitress calls me “dear”. :-)
Oh yeah, I know what you mean.
The local radio station constantly runs ads from Elder Services (or whatever the hell they call themselves) reminding the elderly to look both ways before they cross the street and not walk out in front of buses, etc. in the most unbelievably patronizing way you could imagine. I'm surprised they don't end the segments with a rousing rendition of "Itsy, Bitsy Spider" just for all us old idiots.
They drive me crazy, crazy I tell you!!