Friday 25 March 2016

Knowing About Aging In Place

By Susan Bailey


All throughout history there have been younger wise people who have helped the older generation in every possible way. Nowadays even in a town like Patchogue, NY there are many youngsters who know about the aging in place program that is currently going on. This gives every senior the opportunity to keep their self respect and dignity and that is very important.

There is one older lady within this area who has enjoyed the program very much. She is now a bright ninety year old who is currently living within her own house even though she sometimes suffers from heart problems. Years ago her children wanted to place her within a nursing home because they were afraid that she would not be okay on her own.

Throughout the years she was the provider for her mute offspring who would never be able to marry and raise a family of her own. This young woman had the birth name of Cathy which was chosen by her father. Cathy knew how to really take care of a house and served as cleaner and food server for her elderly mom.

Unfortunately this younger woman was schooled within her home and had always been by her mother's side. Many people feared that Cathy would simply die if anything bad were to happen to her mother. She enjoyed going to special events with the older lady and they did enjoy church very much.

The mother's name was Sarah and she was someone who had been outspoken all of her life and was not going to change her lifestyle for anyone. Fortunately this duo lived within a nice neighborhood and they always had assistance from police officers who patrol the area. Only one minor incident happened to the women while they were within their residence for so many years. Several young men in this area had attempted to break into the house and luckily the police arrived on the scene.

The unruly young men were taken away to the local police station and they were severely punished for their bad deeds. After all of this excitement had happened the two women looked forward to having their Christmas meals delivered to them by a special services program. The individuals working for this particular place were always looking out for the seniors within this area.

Many of the children in this area were always taught to respect the older woman who had lived through many experiences. Some of them loved to entertain Cathy and Sarah on many evenings and this was great. The young and talented teens would also put on singing productions for these two women. Quite a few of them would even dance.

She would always blush when each and every one of the young people would refer to her as Ms. Sarah. This made her very proud and she knew that they would always come around to visit with her and Cathy. Sarah was like a dear grandmother to these youthful teenagers who could light up any room. Other people living upon this planet should always try to help out with a program similar to this one.




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