I live in Senior Housing/low income housing. I do not have a car nor do a lot of the people that live here. Although we have a marvelous Council On Aging that has a bus for different trips there are still places that we are unable to go.
Today probably the best and most thoughtful present is to promise to run errands, go out for a meal or to take someone for an appointment. I know that everyone is really busy with parents and children, but remember the person who seldom gets out. Anyone can give a gift of a sweater or a robe, but to give of oneself is the best gift of all.
By HEATHER KNEEAND from Boston
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This is a beautiful message and oh so true. It about brought tears from my eyes. It reminds me of a few years back, when my family pulled together and took care of my great grandmother at the end of her life. Not only was us being there for her 24/7 the best blessing for her, but, looking back, I see how it was for us, as well. There's not guilt of having left her alone in a senior home, because we found a way around it. Plus, I learned so much about her, her past, and my distant family in those last days.
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