Ed, I work with the elderly as a volunteer, so this is a plea to children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Do you know how lonely your grandmother is, sitting home alone day after day, two to three years since grandfather died? Do you realize the elderly only want a day out, especially on weekends? You’re too busy to pick them up? But it’s OK when she’s giving you a birthday or Christmas gift. Oh, then you’re right there! Put yourself in their position: sitting alone, eating alone, watching TV alone. They don’t drive so they can’t go out. There’s so many lonely, lonely senior citizens and all they want is someone to come and take them out for a visit. Families can’t expect volunteers to stand in for them.

Duty Bound

Amen to that. We owe so much to them and have so much to learn from them.— Ed. Note