Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go. Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day. When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, ...
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Hope you and Rosemary are ok. It was nice to see you both.
Made a comment on your other blog didnt know if it was registered. Have been ill with something called Labyrinthitis, Thought it was a stroke. Have gone back to walking like when i was in the Andrew. Take 3 months to get over it. Went to Durham last week, was very nice, only part of the UK i had never been to before. Today it is the start of Autumn in the UK. Cant say i am very pleased about that as i hate winters now. Best wishes to you Both Ed Jones 183 sturdee division