Soft Spot for Old People

I have a soft spot for old people. I don’t know why but just seeing the beggars on the street drive me to tears.  It’s probably my close relationship with my grandmother whom I love so much despite the fact that all our bitchiness comes from her. Yup it’s true. =)  

When I was in gradeschool we were brought to this Home for the Aged somewhere in Marikina and it scared me. The condition of the  grandparents there were pathetic to say the least. They were in such miserable conditions that it affected them emotionally. They became grumpy, irritable and sometimes spiteful. I went home and told my grandmother that she should never stay in one of those homes. 

I am lucky enough to be living in the Philippines where the culture of extended families guarantees that my grandmother would never have to look for a nursing home for herself. I do know that a lot of people living in North America and Europe aren’t as lucky. Having information about the homes our relatives are being taken into is really important and thank goodness for the power of the internet, we now have access to these info.