Medical Help for Our Elderly!

We are so happy to report that we have a new doctor volunteering with our Elderly Care Program!  Thanks to this doctor, we are able to visit our elderly every week and give them a general examination.  The doctor brings along some basic equipment and talks with each elderly person about his/her pain and ailments.  It has been a wonderful gift to be able to go into the homes of our elderly and give an overall medical assessment.  From these visits, we then try to procure the proper medicines for each of them, or we run more tests, etc.

However, we are not just assessing physical health, but the doctor is also focusing on the elderly's community activities and their ability to leave their house and engage in social opportunities.  As you all know, it is important not to only be physically healthy, but to also have a dignified sense of purpose and relationships.  We are trying to assess all of these aspects of each of our elderly.  It is a big undertaking, but we believe that each person deserves the time and effort so that we can try to create opportunities for better health and better communities.

Here are a few pictures of our recent visits:

If you would like to help our elderly, please donate to this important program.  Please go to Donate Now, and scroll down.  Enter your donation in the "Other $" box.  In the "Details" box, write "Elderly Care Program".  Many of our participants are bed-ridden and are dependent on the warm, nutritious meal that we bring to them every day.  We are committed to letting each of our elderly know that there are people who still care for them and we are trying to give them comfort and joy in their final years.  Thank you so much for being part of this valuable endeavor!