http://shumlinforgovernor.com/vermonts-seniors-caring-for-our-elders/ Leadership for a strong Vermont Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:09:22 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://shumlinforgovernor.com/vermonts-seniors-caring-for-our-elders/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Patricia Le Page Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:24:02 +0000 http://dev1.shumlinforgovernor.com/?p=1385#comment-199 I was interested in what you spoke about in your Vision statement. However, considering the size of the future older population of Vermont, I believe that we all need to learn to be as self-sufficient as possible. Older people (and I am seventy years old) are not primarily concerned that we will be cared for. We also want to be valued as an integral part of the population. We want to continue to be part of and contribute to the community and to the world. Many of us will live to be 100 and beyond. Being older is not primarily about health issues and assisted living! What we wish for is to have lives rich with experience and adventure (yes, adventure!) - just like everyone else! I was interested in what you spoke about in your Vision statement. However, considering the size of the future older population of Vermont, I believe that we all need to learn to be as self-sufficient as possible. Older people (and I am seventy years old) are not primarily concerned that we will be cared for. We also want to be valued as an integral part of the population. We want to continue to be part of and contribute to the community and to the world. Many of us will live to be 100 and beyond. Being older is not primarily about health issues and assisted living! What we wish for is to have lives rich with experience and adventure (yes, adventure!) – just like everyone else!

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