In looking across the room at the Senior Center where Seniors have gathered for lunch, I notice there are only ten or twelve husband and wife couples. The rest of those in attendance are either widows or widowers. Silently I say to myself, the W – W Club.
I see a need for something to find out what these people might need to make their life more comfortable, and less lonely. Or maybe they aren't as needful as I think.
A gathering, to share ideas might be a start. But for what purpose?
To help and assist and add comfort to those persons living alone, due to the death of a spouse.
to use a “barter skills” system. That is; to exchange helpful skills, for some other skills.
To be a willing companion when one wants to attend social events, dining at restaurants, attend movies, or sporting events.
To have scheduled gatherings, as a group, for pleasure and to find out some of needs of others.
If at a church to have prayers and remembrance of diseased spouses.
Possibly these steps are already followed by many. But if there was a group meeting one could find out some of the “barter skills” that could be traded.
For instance, I had to come to the Senior Center one day to find someone tall enough to put in a new light bulb over my dining room table. Or it would be a help to have a tall person check the smoke alarms for many of the shorter women.
A skill I could use as a “barter” act, would be to take care of pets so the widow or widower could get away for a weekend or a night. Of course that would be with the provision that my small dog and the visiting dog could get along with each other.
I see a need for a person to council others about giving too much personal information when confronted with phone or mail inquiries.
Women with sewing skills would probably be more than willing to sew on a few buttons, or fix a hem on a jacket or pants.
People seem to be willing to help each other, but it would be more congenial if they could exchange skills.
I see a need, do you?
Maybe I am noticing too late, maybe these needs have already been taken care of.
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