I’m a sitter at a hospital for elderly residents now.

There’s this adorable little lady I got to watch today because she gets a lot of anxiety when she’s alone which makes her get up to find someone and she’s a fall risk so I get to sit with her and keep her company to make sure she doesn’t. She likes to have her hand held and doesn’t want me to leave her side. I got to take her to the dining room tonight for dinner and when she was served she took a big bite of her sandwich. I asked her if it was good and she nodded her head yes at me vigorously with her cheek still full of food and it was one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen. 🥺 It’s really interesting to see how much we turn back into kids in our old age.

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SW-User

That’s so sweet of you to do that, so sad many have no one.
We should look after the elderly better.

My daughter was in hospital years ago, there was an elderly lady in the bed next to her, one time as I was sitting with my family, she’s started handing me written notes, 📝 she couldn’t speak because of an operation she’d had.
She told me no one visited her and how lonely she was, I sat with her trying to hide my tears and spoke to her for the remaining time.

Wouldn’t it be lovely if people adopted elderly as grandparents into families. 🥺

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@SW-User It is sad. I’ve gotten emotional a few times talking with my residents. Too many of them don’t get any visits from anyone and I get to be the only one they can see regularly. So I do everything I can to show them the love they simply don’t get otherwise. Your story reminds me of why every little thing I do for them. Whether it’s simply smiling and asking them how they are. Sitting to chat for a bit. Telling them how I happy I am too see them. These small things delight them so much they’re enthusiastic and eager to just interact. I think that’s because they’re so deprived emotionally. I’d like to think if many of them didn’t need such special physical care, then people would have big enough hearts to adopt them.

SW-User

@Reject

You have a good heart ❤

LadyGrace ·

@Reject God bless you. 🌹