I just watched the last 20 mins of this program as I did not know it was televised. It saddens me so much, as these lovely people (as in my own mother) had a life when in younger years. They were not born old, they had a life! Love, marriage, children etc. What do we do for the best when age and health fail them? My mother always said NEVER, NEVER put me in a home when I am old, and I never did. We have pride, our minds in some stay young (as in Betty), some are not so fortunate, and our bodies we are in become old, and tired. It’s so very sad, and unfortunately not all get the care and support from our own health system. I will be watching the next report next week.
Click on link to read
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2014/04/13/join-live-discussion-bbc-documentary-social-work-older-people/#.U1BS3vldWSq
Please read this poem which I posted about a year ago
https://joanna678s.wordpress.com/a-heart-rendering-poem-take-a-few-minutes-to-read-it-says-it-all/
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