Views of Older Persons
Isolation: The worst enemy of old age “At the age of 75, when I need family support, I am forced to live alone. My sons are settled in towns but they have no place for their parent.” - Ashok Kumar Bhadoria (75 years), Jhansi, UP “Neighbors and relatives often visit me, but I hardly could share my loneliness with them.” - Bimla Devi, a 80 year-old-widow, Gaya, Bihar “In a big family of 7 members, there is no one to whom I can share few moments. They are busy with their businesses and I am busy with my loneliness.” - Mohd. Hanif Khan, a 69-year-old person from Mumbai “After demise of my wife, my life is filled with sound of silence and color of darkness” - Abinash Biswas, 74-year-old person from Burdwan, West Bengal “I had worked hard for the welfare of my children, but now they have no time for me, instead they treat me as a burden on their family.” - ...