How the lockdown affects the elders

August 27, 2020 16:54

Photograph: Marzio Torniolo/Reuters

'These five months of thrown-together meals, lack of sufficient nutrition, poor diet and basic drudgery have taken a very heavy toll on our already fragile' elder generation, and 'the lockdown, the isolation, the anxiety and the challenge in procuring basic essentials have taken a huge toll on their physical and psychological wellbeing.'

'We really need to shut up about how tough the last few months have been for us and imagine how these days have been for our parents, our in-laws, our older relations, friends and neighbours. Just because they are a generation who don't complain doesn't mean they aren't hurting. If there is ever a time to reach out and give a little of yourself, it's now. Do it today. A video call, a socially distanced visit, a special treat, a little help with technology,' writes Arti Dwarkadas in her blog, here.

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