Summary
Society for Serving Seniors
strongly believes that Senior Citizens
should take care of themselves as far as possible and lead an independent life
with dignity and respect. They must take responsibility for themselves for the
sake of their own happiness. Fully responsible seniors not only take complete
care of themselves but also reach out, not
only to their families in a
non-interfering manner but also to the society at large. This
they do by giving back to society what society has given them all along. Stemming from this belief, seniors should
engage themselves in productive ageing.
A long list of nearly 130
plus ideas are given to set us thinking on what we can take up in order to be
alive and alert always – not just existing but living. This is a random list just one line per idea
/ activity. The talk as such deals with just four aspects: Second career
opportunities, second marriage or companionship, listening to others as a
service and lastly managing incontinence and frequent urination.
On second careers,
description of contents (and their usefulness) of a blog on second careers is
given. This blog brings together in one place details of all vacancies meant
for retirees. All reliable surces are
covered. About second marriage several
sources for finding suitable companions for marriage or live-in relationship
are explored. THodu needa in Hyderabad, Amulya in Ahmadabad are described,
Lonely senior citizens simply
like to be listened. They want to talk. Can we find persons ready to listen –
lend their ears? Details of such services including PESU and others are
mentioned. Every SCA can start similar services without any investment.
Listening service is differentiated from counselling or serious advice.
Senior citizens, especially
older women suffer from incontinence, frequent urination etc. Male members
suffer from prostate enlargement related problems. Simple ways of avoiding or
minimising the problem are mentioned. Extensive discussions are made on the use
of adult diapers and under pads. Availability, sizes, types and cost are
indicated.
The long list of activities
given in the appendix itself is worth a read. To provide an incentive to read
the full list ‘an odd man out” sentence has also been inserted. Original list
has been expanded via contributions from friends.
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