After a lifetime of hard work, after sacrificing much to provide our offspring with the start they need, we finally reach the age when we have fulfilled all our responsibilities and rid ourselves of liabilities. Our reward is the freedom to pursue our happiness. And to spend time with our loved ones. It is the way it should be, a wonderful image, one we all wish for our parents and, indeed, for ourselves and, eventually, even for our children. But sadly for many, far too many, it is not the way it is.
Reality is different.
And often harsh. The fact is, there is hardly any group more victimized and exploited than the elderly. And for many, life becomes a fate worse than death. Rather than being revered, cherished and respected, our senior citizens are too often dismissed as unimportant inconveniences. It is this assault and these violations that form our subject here.