Loneliness in Elders, How Does it Feel?
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- Older adults who participate in the Eskaton Telephone Reassurance program talk about what it feels like to be lonely and how a simple phone call changes their day. Eskaton volunteers reach out to lonely seniors up to 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The calls offer socialization, security and the comfort of hearing a friendly voice and knowing someone cares. For isolated seniors, having a personal call makes all the difference in the world. For more information visit www.eskaton.org/tr, or call 916-334-1072.
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I am completely alone for 2 years now at close to 70. I heave no vale though I am okay with it. But it makes me very sad for people who are tortured and dying because of it. I do have 4 young’s cats and a dog who keep me company.
So nice there is a service for people after they have given their lives to their families and have been forgotten as a thank you, so that their kids don’t have to think about them. Yay humanity 🎉☠️
Doing great service .
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This is Amazing, caring for the elderly.
I hope to receive a service like yours someday. It's always nice to get a phone call and hear a kind and caring voice.☎️
To a truly lonely person a discarnate voice on the phone (especially that of a stranger) is worthless. What is needed is up close and personal: hugs, kisses, shared interests and shared activities.
Thank God my grandson live 🙏
With me. One day he said, it not right 4 u 2 live alone 😔! His Mom
Gave birth 2 him @ 15yrs old.
Her dad and l helped out greatly.
Only God send him 2 stay with me. What a Great Blessing. His Mother happy he staying with me.
I am 😊 happy also. He is the man of the house. By God Grace and Mercy 😇❗
The house.
I understand. I cared for my wife of 51 years. She had MS for the last 26 years. It was a big job. She is no longer with us. I felt very lonely but have joined a group of seniors and do bus tours with them occasionally. I have a son and a daughter both married with 2 sons who live fairly closeby. But I hardly ever see them. I like to walk about 14000 steps a day to keep fit.
Very touching the work that these folks do. I just love it.
Do you have older parents or grandparents or more family and friends that you don’t visit or call them ? Why don’t you go see them and check on them make sure they are eating and they are safe . They are at home lonely day after day week after week month after month . What would you do if that was you ? This could be your next door neighbor. The elderly are out there lonely and in a lot of cases hungry and hasn’t seen anybody in weeks and months or years . How does that make you feel ? This is really happening . Make time and go see them now .... Prayers are going out to our older generation now it’s time for you to go and see and help them .
Bruce I have a bad bad cold hearted mother she doesn't want to be bother however I love and respect elderly God bless them
I am 71 years old and live alone and wish someone would call or check on me..... My husband passed away in 2016 and things hasn’t been the same since
Hi Eva, I would like to encourage you to reach out to our Telephone Reassurance team where we can connect with you weekly and check in on how you're doing. It's a free service and we are ran by volunteers with a passion for connecting with those who need it. Give us a call at (916) 334-1072, we'd love to connect with you.
This is me.
The only people I see are on you tube. I go weeks, months and see nobody.
To be alone and to be lonely is not the same thing. Loneliness is one of those conditions that the lonely hesitate to confess and try to hide because society tends to see it as a sign of weakness and failure.
To be lonely in old age is particularly painful: it feels as though one's whole life and all that one has endured, survived and learned has been for nothing. It is also difficult to amend because what one needs most in old age are long term familiars: loving family and old friends who know one well & are well known with whom one can relate over a broad spectrum. Compared to this, new friends and the kindness of well-meaning strangers are a poor substitute.
A discarnate voice on the phone is worthless. What is needed is up close and personal: smiles, hugs, kisses, shared interests and shared activities.
I am in total agreement with your last statement. But how can they know , they haven't had their turn yet, and if you told them they would not get it.
@@elizabethnelson4110 I am describing my own situation whereby I know what I am talking about.
As you get older you will learn that there are things in life that cannot be cured and must be endured.
I have one sister left but boy o boy is her husband a downer because I always feel worse if he is the one who answers the phone.
im 25 & thats my real life......
dyinnnn just slowley
Me too.. at 65.. living still after 45 years in 5 floor walk up..( with my 2nd spinal injury on the job ( postal service 36 years.. had to retire .. / all I can say is golden years my ass.. and Getting older is not for pussies..
Don’t know what my future has in store for me now…smh….🙏
I have a sister in Eskaton. Visited and stayed 3 nights last week. Good place but somewhat expensive. I'm 85 and a couple of years older than my sister. I've been living by myself since my wife died in January. I talk with a lot of people daily but losing a life partner after 57 years is far more devastating than mere loneliness. But we are all merely temporary.
Who wants a phone call? Big deal. Talking to someone you can't see. I need to see a face, get a hug. Let's go feed the ducks at the lake. I would die of happiness if someone would take me to the lake and feed the ducks and the other birds.
Hi Peggy, I would be so happy to take you to the lake to be with the ducks and the birds and trees, and the last but not least the dogs and cats,...I wonder where you are, I am here in Germany still. ...
Peggy Lindenthaler where do you live Peggy
EXACTLY
The family can do so much they have there own life its so hard to know what's right we older people sometimes are to independent to ask for help it's so sad take care
Very nice very Bless you♥️👍🏼🙏🏼
Here in xpain all the old people sit out together on the sun .No one is lonely and thats how it should be .In uk your left to get pn with being on your own in continental countries the families live together they dont abandon their old folk .
Great job dears. God bless you for this nice step♡♡♡
It feels like you have no purpose in anyone's life, anymore. If I didn't have my two dogs I would be crippled with loneliness. Just waiting for the final light to go out, really! 😪🇬🇧
Love this!!!!!
Loneliness It can at times be flaming awful ,and even more so,when you earlier in your life"you had a messy marriage, you done your 100 times best and but still then' divorce',etc but if you have some of your health its important to get out,mix talk to strangers, shop assistants etc because even some neighbours who know nothing about your life never knew you" assume this that other"tittle tattlers " but some mix, there's Age UK friendship's,etc God bless, Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to everyone and everybody
Awesome.
Volunteer! You'll meet people.
If you have a car, deliver meals for Meals on Wheels, serve food at a homeless shelter, walk dogs at an animal shelter, watch someone's child for an hour to spell them, take a walk, volunteer at the senior center, library or community center, take an art class, teach a class at a senior center, library or community center, don't just sit there!
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
It sucks. I want to choke of the emptiness.
Don't 😊
How are you doing today 🌹?
I hope you're feeling better today Susan.
@@claudemonet5415 I’m not feeling much better at all. So much family sadness. I’m crying right now. Thanks for asking.
@@susanstater4695 I'm sorry to hear that. I Will keep you in my prayers.
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I think all of us at some stage ..we must be seprated from our loved ones
.. therefore it is part of our destiny ...we have to except the situation ..cant blame children ,families, friends ... everyday we plant seed that we reap on our way to our destiny...i am 82 yrs i am grateful about what God is doing and showing me everyday that i am not alone ..all i can say is we cannot put our Lives to people or children who we raised...God is controller and an eye to any situation in our lives...i believe in Him and trust that if He is with me i will never feel empty i thank His Grace and Mercy everyday when i see light through the window ...lets pray for all things happening God Almighty creator of everything He is powerful ...call His Name. In Jesus Name i pray Amen 🙏🙏
It's sad
I wonder if pets would help.
yeahhhh, but not really I w'd say Coz we humans are Social animals, So we really do need a real phsical inreaction i believe!!
im lonley too & i know how that feels.
Yes They Help ..but I Find Both My Dog and I Both Feel Lonely For Real Living Company.
I Don't want to be Called Because it's a Companies job.
Lonely in Cali..
Church
Do you call lonely oldies out of your country. Or maybe wapp!