Follow-up: How can our society better support our elders?
Asked at Sally Griffint Active Living Center
CATHLEEN HUGHES | Volunteer Coordinator | Seaside
A: That it’s for everybody. You’ve got to be strong to age; it’s not for the faint of heart.
Close Knit: Families are all over the place. My kids are in Hawaii. Everyone keeps moving, and it’s just going to get worse.
GAIL YOUNG | Interior Decorator | Pacific Grove
A: I thought as I got older, everything would be perfect; that older people had done what they wanted to do. That didn’t happen.
Aches and Pains: I wish people would understand how hard it is to be old. Almost all of us have physical pain all the time.
HARRY SIMONIAN | Volunteer Kindergarten Aide | Monterey
A: It’s really nice trip being around 4 – and 5-year-olds. If you hang out with younger people, it makes you feel good.
All Ages: We support elders just fine. Especially in this community.
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