Lonely. Isolated. Feeling like a burden.
Those are familiar symptoms of depression.
Add in being elderly, watching your body fail,
living in elder care, and believing
mental health is not a topic for polite conversation,
and it can be even harder.
It’s a tough time, because out of sight can mean out of mind.
Please listen to 93-year-old Mary’s story,
and her plea that we check in (briefly but regularly) with the elders in our life
so they know they still matter.
