Just saw this news story about an old lady who was confusingly wandering without proper clothes late at night and and thought I would share it with you. As we move well into our 30's, the cruelness of old age seems to be becoming clearer and clearer. Maybe there were other reasons for her state but my immediate reaction was that it was due to age related general loss of senses and awareness. May we help those of us who need help in such state and may our old age be free from such sad endings.

I feel sorry for the old lady because my grandmother had similar problems. It must be hard when you get old and your mind does not work like it use to. I hope that they find her family or where she came from so she can be returned safety. I know that she was scared and confused because that is what use to happen to my grandmother.

I feel so badly for this lady's family. They may not even realize that she is missing at the time of the article, but I'm sure they are already realizing that she is having problems with her memory. I have seen many family members with Alzheimer's, including my dad, and it is horrible to watch and to deal with.

This is kind of a sucky story.  As apart of my job, I run into these types of things all the time.  I think that they can go one of two ways.  Either they're drunk, and annoying and you want them out of your hair as  quickly as possible, or they're having a legitimate medial issue, and you want to help them.  It's tough because you want to thelp them, but with such limited information, it's hard to do so.

Articles like this really hit home for me. I think older people should really be protected and watched carefully as this happens alot. Alot suffer from dimentia and have no idea what is going on and can get lost very easily. It makes me think if this was my parent or grandparent I would be heartbroken. She was wondering with no coat probaly cold and very scared. I am very thankful that these officers found her before something bad happened to her. I hope she is able to be reunited with her family quickly and they put safeguards in place so it never happends again. Mayb it is to much for the family now and she requires more assistance like a group home.