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, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grand parents and your parents and how pissed you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you. Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able.... Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a sh*t about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me. Credit: Adele Barbaro

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Vest said…
Thank you for your post-Adele Barbaro. Vest DG.
Jane Stokes Honour. said…
Fully agree. Jane Stokes Honour XXXXXX
Lee said…
A wonderful post, Adele...may only the good things in life go your way.
Anonymous said…
The Eldest son of our family announced when given the friends, families and relative Christmas cards to read informed me he didn't have time to read that crap. true and unbelievable, How sad.
Vest said…
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Albert. Dodds said…

Now that is strange, I also know a local tribe who are saddled with a perfectly miserable twit similar to your son, the pair should live together, the result would be hilarious.
Vest said…
Birthday greetings to my dearly departed Brother Christopher 25 -12- 24 to 3rd ist 2003.
Vest said…
I hope all of my relatives local , have a happy Christmas Just like me living in the joyous rapture? equal to mine. I give up; ten sleepers should do the trick. or twenty could be better.
Vicky Vacation said…
Great post, much appreciate the time you took to write this

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