We spend sometime today with our neighbors this afternoon. Russ and Giva are both 82 y.o. and we have known them since we moved to the area 5 years ago. One of their sons, Ian will be spending Christmas Day with them. As it's our tradition with them we are spending a pre-Christmas time with them. Giva is quite sickly the last few years and for as long as we remember she would not step out of her house even for mundane things like having a hair cut and buying some clothes. They would just have a hair dresser come to the house. Having said that she is very alert and has a very good memory still. She keeps up with the latest by watching telly and playing scrabble.
Russ has been taking care of her and her every day needs.
He sometimes would be frustrated that he is like having a shackle bound to his feet because she just would not go out. I can understand completely his frustrations.
It's quite sad, really. And Russ does not understand why she behaves this way.
I think as I grow much older say in 20 years' time and maybe myself or my partner loses mobility; I would be devastated.
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