The Lost Elderly
The Times Poll, which found a good majority of Orange County seniors enjoying a rewarding and fulfilling life (“Good Times in O.C. Made Secure Retirement Easier,” March 9), admittedly did not include the thousands of “institutionalized” seniors--and for obvious reason. These are too often the elderly we don’t like to think about--the remnants of human life in nursing homes in various stages of decay and suffering, forcefully kept living by our guilt, fear, nationwide denial and the best high-tech medicine that money can buy.
JUNE MAGUIRE
Mission Viejo
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