I have an acquaintance. She is 40 years old. She always said that the elderly should be respected, that they would definitely return kindness and affection. She always scolded people who complained about their elderly relatives. She called such people cruel.
– What is it that old people need? To make porridge, to serve, to smile, and that’s it!
But fate punished her for talking and thinking like that.
One day, I asked an acquaintance to look after my grandfather. My grandfather is 89 years old. And I had to take my son to the sanatorium, but to look after my grandfather was no one. So I asked her to help me. She agreed.
The only thing my grandfather had to do was to feed him in time and give him some medicine. A friend moved to live with my grandfather for the time being. He was against me.
The first day she put a plate of soup, a piece of bread, tea, and a bun in front of my grandfather at lunch. Then she went to the store. And when she came home, she saw that Grandpa had eaten the whole pot of soup. Of course, after that his stomach began to ache and he started having bowel problems. My friend was exhausted as she took my grandfather to the bathroom. He has long been unable to control his appetite and satiety.
And the next morning she was late for work because of my grandfather. As it happened, my grandfather went to the bathroom and sat there for over an hour. And then he refused to eat his porridge and threw his plate on the floor. And after that he also demanded that my acquaintance leave his apartment because she wanted to poison him
My acquaintance knew no peace from my grandfather, day or night. During those three days she was very tired. She just hated him and could hardly restrain herself from hitting my grandfather and swearing at him.
When I came home, she ran out of the apartment without even saying goodbye. Now she doesn’t even answer my phone calls. She is probably afraid that I will ask her to babysit my grandfather again for a few days. It’s good to be smart when you haven’t experienced how hard it is to take care of an old and sick person…
