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the view of the elderly, which is why my
mission now is to do whatever I can to
help train those caregivers in empathy
and understanding. It’s great
to know you come from this
place of awareness.
JOYCE WOLPERT
TO THE EDITOR, the way our thoughts evolve as we get TO THE EDITOR,
I want to commend you on your edi- older. That is exactly how most seniors As a senior, I enjoyed the issue
feel. What insight! I only wish every care-
torial in last month’s “senior issue.” It giver could see things from the point of of the Where What When with a
was a beautiful and poetic description of special focus on seniors, and found
the articles and ads interesting and
relevant. I have one topic that I want
to bring up in the hope that it will
make people more aware of this issue:
I find it very rude when people meet me
and ask me how old I am! Even worse, it
sometimes happens that I am with a
family member, and the person we meet
turns to them to ask, “How old is she?”!
Does that person think I can’t hear or
understand just because I have a few
wrinkles on my face?
It seems that after a certain age
some people think my age is of public
interest. I disagree. Next time someone
asks me how old I am, I will ask them
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mission now is to do whatever I can to
help train those caregivers in empathy
and understanding. It’s great
to know you come from this
place of awareness.
JOYCE WOLPERT
TO THE EDITOR, the way our thoughts evolve as we get TO THE EDITOR,
I want to commend you on your edi- older. That is exactly how most seniors As a senior, I enjoyed the issue
feel. What insight! I only wish every care-
torial in last month’s “senior issue.” It giver could see things from the point of of the Where What When with a
was a beautiful and poetic description of special focus on seniors, and found
the articles and ads interesting and
relevant. I have one topic that I want
to bring up in the hope that it will
make people more aware of this issue:
I find it very rude when people meet me
and ask me how old I am! Even worse, it
sometimes happens that I am with a
family member, and the person we meet
turns to them to ask, “How old is she?”!
Does that person think I can’t hear or
understand just because I have a few
wrinkles on my face?
It seems that after a certain age
some people think my age is of public
interest. I disagree. Next time someone
asks me how old I am, I will ask them
24 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
