Dignity

Just one quick word I hope all of you will remember the next time you see someone (young or old) in a wheelchair or walker:

Old age takes its toll physically; that is to be sure. There comes a point when someone requires help to go to the bathroom or to shower or to dress or to do any number of everyday tasks we take for granted. Just remember that when folks have to rely on someone else to do the everyday things...when they can no longer drive...when they can't get on the bus and go to Reno any more...when they can't take a shower without help...when they fall in the kitchen and can't move...they begin to lose the one thing that ever mattered in their lives: their dignity. Knowing about this massive assault on a person's dignity should meter how you treat them as people.