Thinking About … Elderly Abuse

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Thinking About … Elderly Abuse

  • Denise Irish

    It is so sad that our expectations of elders capabilities haven’t caught up with the reality of what they are physically capable of.u00a0 People tend to evaluate the capabilities with their own which of course is ridiculous.u00a0 We will all be old someday (if we make it) and as you mentioned, may need the same care——-for the abusers, there is an old axiom “What goes around, comes around”u00a0 People would be wise to remember that

  • Maggie

    Once again, we should consider that personal-choice euthanasia is an option. I hope, when Im old and have outlived my capacity to enjoy life, that I will have that choice. Go out on a good day, surrounded by nearest and dearest, in a pleasant and loving atmosphere……….than whimpering and drooling and unable to take care of yourself……let alone even know WHERE and WHO you are. I know what my choice is….or will be.

  • Voxtrax

    I’ve really never understood most people’s fear of dying. Sure, we fear the unknown and all of that, but I truly can’t imagine anything much worse than living for a long time in the situation most elderly people find themselves in: lonely, unable to do most of the things they used to enjoy, often unable to care for themselves… Not that I want to burn out and die in my 40s; if I have grandkids, I’d like to be around to know them, but man, if I make it to my mid to late 70s and I’m happy and feeling pretty good and just don’t wake up some morning, that sounds damn good to me.