I read in the newspaper " EL DIA " the past month several reports about the bad living conditions of old people in our country, Dominican Republic.
Most of those old people don't have any money for support their expenditures, especially to buy medicine, food and clothes. they don't have help from anyone of their families, however there are many institucions and generous people that give them some help, but it is not enough because not always money is available for the number of old people who need some help.
this situation show us that is very hard to make old in the Dominican Republic where old people are like a " Big Problem or Big Garbaje Bags " for their families and the society.
In today’s society every one wants to look young and attractive. We want to be able to stay independent, and in touch with modern times. Old age has become a social problem in our time. The reality of getting older is manifested through stereotypes and myths. Common stereotypes of aging view the old as out to the pasture, over the hill, and all washed up. We want to be able to stay youthful and enjoy life to it’s fullest. No matter what lengths we go to, to stay young, there will always be that fear in the back of our minds of getting old. Because of this we often look at aging as a negative perception. We fear the mental and physical decline. The thought of not remembering our past or even friends and families is scary, what is there to like about forget all the wonderful memories that took us so long to accumulate. And then there’s the fear of physical decline, knowing that we risk the chance of not being as youthful as we would like to be. Missing out on all the fun of playing with the grandchildren, taking long walks at night or even those bike rides that we once enjoyed.
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