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| Missis M.* gets out of the house every day now. She is 87, she moves around with difficulty, helped by her cane or her walking frame, but a family member is always there to help her walk a bit, take some fresh air or talk to the neighbors. She takes her blood pressure meds on time, she exercises and she just feels better. |
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| Up until March 2011, when she was first visited by a social worker from the Center for Home Care Services at the Omenia Foundation, supported by United Way Romania, Ms. M. had not been seen by a doctor in over 40 years, hadn’t been outside in years and her family (she was living with her daughter-in-law) used to put her in adult diapers so they wouldn’t have to help her walk to the bathroom. |
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| After being admitted in the Center’s program, Ms. M. was seen by doctors, who gave her treatment for her high blood pressure and other untreated conditions and she started doing physical therapy to improve her mobility. At the same time, her daughter and her daughter-in-law participated in counseling meetings to understand how important the family and socializing are in taking care of a senior who can’t move. And they understood how important it was for their mother to communicate, to be an active part of the family and to be respected. |
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| Things changed in essential ways: now she has a word to say in family decisions, she feels better, she walks around the house and goes outside everyday. Ms. M.’s live, convicted to seclusion, has recovered its normal landmarks. |
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| Ms. M. is one of the 355 senior citizens supported by United Way Romania to have a dignified life, as healthy and as fulfilled as possible. |
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*Names were changed to protect those involved. |
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