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Senior citizen bungling

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Seniors as they age are more prone to bungling.

Bungling is a word of swedish origin-mix of boggle and bumble- conveying acting ineptly or clumsily.

A recent one I came across.

One distant relative , a senior citizen went to hospital to see his close relative diagnosed with cancer. He got upset seeing him and while getting out of the hospital after meeting him

the world appeared blurred thru his specs. He felt dizzy and went right back into hospital and doctor treated him on emergency basis and subjected him to many tests . Within an hour

, he got a call from the cancer patient that he had taken by mistake his specs instead of his own and he wanted it back. Naturally the world appeared blurred

wearing someones specs.He ended up paying 8000 rs for tests conducted by hospital on him.

So many senior citizens suffer from imaginary ailments when someone close suffers. If someone close dies, they start thinking about themselves and the inevitable end.

When one of my siblings died a year back, someone looking after him distantly related got sick and he has lost interest in living.He has refuses to go out of home and has shut

himself up complaining of ailments. Doctors have advised us to leave him alone instead of treating him as there is nothing wrong with him.

One more keeps getting in and out of hospital due to fits. Last time he came out of hospital, he claimed he had lost his memory.His son in law took him to

many banks where he had stashed his money and made him nominate his wife in all accounts and deposits.No one believes he has lost his memory.He is just

putting on an act to get more attention . So his children took leave for a month to just spend time with him.

Looking after senior citizen in late seventies and eighties can be taxing for near relatives.

It is the next generation which is taking the brunt of bunglings by these seniors.

They are getting more stressed than seniors looking after them
 
Dear Krish Sir,

You may not agree with me but still I feel that oldies kept in some senior resorts with inmates who have similar liking
are much better off than those who are forcing their children to take care of them!! :peace:
 
Such Topics are interesting, since it reveals the thinking of Oldies Vs others I always appreciate not only the Topics of Mr Krish ,but also analysis of the same, because he has large circle of Relative. Besides he has lot of in-depth in all the matters posed in this forum. I get more exposure , when i read whatever is discussed by him.
As an elderly guy, & now being in Florida for some months & Krish , perhaps possess deeper knowledge, about Tamil brahmins in India & U.S. alike i would like to interact with him Hope he would provide me the Chance?
A.Srinivasan ( Rishikesan )
 
I met a friend who takes his blood sugar reading after each meal!!

He says there is enough space to prick in both hands because each has five fingers and he can go around easily! :cool:
 
Dear Krish Sir,

You may not agree with me but still I feel that oldies kept in some senior resorts with inmates who have similar liking
are much better off than those who are forcing their children to take care of them!! :peace:
Rajiramji

When we were children, our parents took care of us fully and did not put us in boarding schools.

In fact , I was not let off from home until I got one degree as I was not considered mature enough to face the world.

We owe it to our seniors to give them the same consideration they gave us when we were young kids.

I am very afraid that resorts might abuse senior citizens.

I hear everyday stories about such incidents .

Many seniors get ill treated home by insensitive daughter in laws and sons.

Our laws regarding elder abuse are hardly efffective.

In fact , I try to call on these senior citizens in my extended family just to hear what they have to say.

This checks any possibility of their ill treatment as someone outside is keeping a watch.
 
I met a friend who takes his blood sugar reading after each meal!!

He says there is enough space to prick in both hands because each has five fingers and he can go around easily! :cool:
There are many who keep complaining about ailments and keep taking medicines whether warranted or not.

They keep changing the system of treatment -allopathic to homeo to ayurvedic.

They spend their time talking about their ailments when they meet anyone.
 
Not all are like that! We have to give space to the seniors! We have to give them respect! We have to seek their opinion too!

I know of a 70 year old TB man who was deserted by his wife (no formal divorce) was forced to sell his property to be distributed among his wife, son & himself...The daughter who married IC & her husband said that they will take care of the old man lifelong...He believed them...They made him transfer his part to the daughter..Soon he was thrown out of the house..(He did not know that the new found love of his daughter & son in law was for the money)..Now in his 80's he is getting hallucinations and going from one ashram to another and seeking alms! Sad state of affairs!
 
Like you attribute so many things to the young the young repeat the same mistake. One in senses should not attribute to others if he cannot distinguish. Loss of memory can be seen in adolescence, middle age, old age and in times of crisis. Most people believe living in falsehood is intoxicating. If one cannot judge properly, one has a problem.
 
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