It amazes me how people can start off as babies, get married, have children and end up alone and disabled in apartments or adult homes. I see people in psychotherapy in their homes and many of them are elderly. A portion of these holy spirits have wonderful support from their children and other family members. However, too many are alone, with inadequate home health aids, who spend more time on the phone with their friends than doing their jobs. The result is loneliness, physical illness and at times, extreme mental illnesses and other impairments that serve to break the heart of the toughest individuals.
There are thousands of such people in New York City and millions in the world. They are the Forgotten. But, you can make a difference. If you would visit just one such person, and get your friends and coworkers to find someone to visit, then we as a people can reverse this sick trend and make the Forgotten, the Remembered!
What is scary is this could be you someday.
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