Did you fail to see the fact that the 85 year old in the story shattered her shoulder? How in the hell is she supposed to manage that on her own? Have you dealt with the elderly? If so, have you managed them when they break bones? A geriatric that breaks a bone can be in serious danger depending on the bone that is broken. About a quarter of the elderly that break a hip will die within a year. For a vast number of the aged, their immune system does not function well therefore they heal slowly and sometimes not well at all. (Another reason why giving so called vaxxines to the elderly is a joke - but that's a discussion for another day.) Many daily functions that you take for granted become impossible for the elderly that are injured. They can be very fragile and not mentally sharp enough to manage their own care as you say they should.

I have witnessed several well functioning geriatrics that break an arm or a shoulder and in a short period of time are taken down by that injury simply because they cannot care for themselves. For an elderly person, just breaking an arm or a shoulder will put them in a wheelchair because they cannot maintain their balance or use a walker. If they live alone, how are they to manage that? The fact that they live alone and are not being cared for by the younger members of their family is a shame.

My mother is pushing 90. When she is not with me, she is with my brother and my cousins. She is healthy and mentally very sharp. She is that way in large part because I have been involved with her health using some of the methods that you speak of. The only medication she takes is for thyroid replacement.

It is a sad truth that the elderly are an ignored demographic in this county. Assumptions are made that because they are adults, that they can manage on their own. I assure you, many cannot. I worked very hard in my practice to get family plugged into the lives of their elderly family members. They can be proud and do not want to be a burden to their family. Many are also very keenly aware of what will happen to them if they are placed in assisted living care. It is essentially being put out to pasture in an warehouse for the elderly that often hastens their death. Therefore, they will suffer in silence for fear that they will be placed in one of those facilities by well meaning family. Sadly, what I witnessed most of the time in practice was that family members were willing to break out the checkbook and pay someone else to care for their family member but completely rejected the thought of hands on involvement. It was too unsettling to their life, blah, blah, blah, fill in the blank excuse.

Let's be honest. We live in a culture that does not value the elderly, nor are they respected. Youth and vitality are what is held up as valuable. Geriatrics are seen as an expensive non productive burden that sucks up resources. Their life experience and knowledge are discarded and seen as having no value. Taking care of yourself is all good - as long as you can manage the process. Many of our elderly cannot and suffer alone. Our definition of family in this culture does not include the elderly. This reality is reflected in the health care policies that involve them. The 15 minute city sustainability planning is one example that does not include the elderly or the disabled. Are they going to walk or ride a bike to get around? I guess there will be a different place for them - wink, wink.

If you have elderly family members, do you check on them? If they are close enough to visit, do you? They often will not ask for help. You must see for yourself. Then, are you willing to help or does that responsibility get delegated to a stranger? Maybe if more family with your type of knowledge were involved in their lives and willing to help, these more mature members among us would be healthier and not have the need of the death cult services provided by the government.

Did you fail to see the fact that the 85 year old in the story shattered her shoulder? How in the hell is she supposed to manage that on her own? Have you dealt with the elderly? If so, have you managed them when they break bones? A geriatric that breaks a bone can be in serious danger depending on the bone that is broken. About a quarter of the elderly that break a hip will die within a year. For a vast number of the aged, their immune system does not function well therefore they heal slowly and sometimes not well at all. (Another reason why giving so called vaxxines to the elderly is a joke - but that's a discussion for another day.) Many daily functions that you take for granted become impossible for the elderly that are injured. They can be very fragile and not mentally sharp enough to manage their own care as you say they should.

I have witnessed several well functioning geriatrics that break an arm or a shoulder and in a short period of time are taken down by that injury simply because they cannot care for themselves. For an elderly person, just breaking an arm or a shoulder will put them in a wheelchair because they cannot maintain their balance or use a walker. If they live alone, how are they to manage that? The fact that they live alone and are not being cared for by the younger members of their family is a shame.

My mother is pushing 90. When she is not with me, she is with my brother and my cousins. She is healthy and mentally very sharp. She is that way in large part because I have been involved with her health using some of the methods that you speak of. The only medication she takes is for thyroid replacement.

It is a sad truth that the elderly are an ignored demographic in this county. Assumptions are made that because they are adults, that they can manage on their own. I assure you, many cannot. I worked very hard in my practice to get family plugged into the lives of their elderly family members. They can be proud and do not want to be a burden to their family. Many are also very keenly aware of what will happen to them if they are placed in assisted living care. It is essentially being put out to pasture in an warehouse for the elderly that often hastens their death. Therefore, they will suffer in silence for fear that they will be placed in one of those facilities by well meaning family. Sadly, what I witnessed most of the time in practice was that family members were willing to break out the checkbook and pay someone else to care for their family member but completely rejected the thought of hands on involvement. It was too unsettling to their life, blah, blah, blah, fill in the blank excuse.

Let's be honest. We live in a culture that does not value the elderly, nor are they respected. Youth and vitality are what is held up as valuable. Geriatrics are seen as an expensive non productive burden that sucks up resources. Their life experience and knowledge are discarded and seen as having no value. Taking care of yourself is all good - as long as you can manage the process. Many of our elderly cannot and suffer alone. Our definition of family in this culture does include the elderly. This reality is reflected in the health care policies that involve them. The 15 minute city sustainability planning does not include the elderly or the disabled. Are they going to walk or ride a bike to get around? I guess there will be a different place for them - wink, wink.

If you have elderly family members, do you check on them? If they are close enough to visit, do you? They often will not ask for help. You must see for yourself. Then, are you willing to help or does that responsibility get delegated to a stranger? Maybe if more family with your type of knowledge were involved in their lives and willing to help, these more mature members among us would be healthier and not have the need of the death cult services provided by the government.

Did you fail to see the fact that the 85 year old in the story shattered her shoulder? How in the hell is she supposed to manage that on her own? Have you dealt with the elderly? If so, have you managed them when they break bones? A geriatric that breaks a bone can be in serious danger depending on the bone that is broken. About a quarter of the elderly that break a hip will die within a year. For a vast number of the aged, their immune system does not function well therefore they heal slowly and sometimes not well at all. (Another reason why giving so called vaxxines to the elderly is a joke - but that's a discussion for another day.) Many daily functions that you take for granted become impossible for the elderly that are injured. They can be very fragile and not mentally sharp enough to manage their own care as you say they should.

I have witnessed several well functioning geriatrics that break an arm or a shoulder and in a short period of time are taken down by that injury simply because they cannot care for themselves. For an elderly person, just breaking an arm or a shoulder will put them in a wheelchair because they cannot maintain their balance or use a walker. If they live alone, how are they to manage that? The fact that they live alone and are not being cared for by the younger members of their family is a shame.

My mother is pushing 90. When she is not with me, she is with my brother and my cousins. She is healthy and mentally very sharp. She is that way in large part because I have been involved with her health using some of the methods that you speak of. The only medication she takes is for thyroid replacement.

It is a sad truth that the elderly are an ignored demographic in this county. Assumptions are made that because they are adults, that they can manage on their own. I assure you, many cannot. I worked very hard in my practice to get family plugged into the lives of their elderly family members. They can be proud and do not want to be a burden to their family. Many are also very keenly aware of what will happen to them if they are placed in assisted living care. It is essentially being put out to pasture in an warehouse for the elderly that often hastens their death. Therefore, they will suffer in silence for fear that they will be placed in one of those facilities by well meaning family. Sadly, what I witnessed most of the time in practice was that family members were willing to break out the checkbook and pay someone else to care for their family member but completely rejected the thought of hands on involvement. It was too upsetting to their life, blah, blah, blah, fill in the blank excuse.

Let's be honest. We live in a culture that does not value the elderly, nor are they respected. Youth and vitality are what is held up as valuable. Geriatrics are seen as an expensive non productive burden that sucks up resources. Their life experience and knowledge are discarded and seen as having no value. Taking care of yourself is all good - as long as you can manage the process. Many of our elderly cannot and suffer alone. Our definition of family in this culture does include the elderly. This reality is reflected in the health care policies that involve them. The 15 minute city sustainability planning does not include the elderly or the disabled. Are they going to walk or ride a bike to get around? I guess there will be a different place for them - wink, wink.

If you have elderly family members, do you check on them? If they are close enough to visit, do you? They often will not ask for help. You must see for yourself. Then, are you willing to help or does that responsibility get delegated to a stranger? Maybe if more family with your type of knowledge were involved in their lives and willing to help, these more mature members among us would be healthier and not have the need of the death cult services provided by the government.