Destroying The Elderly

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Another danger that may harm the elderly living alone is driving. Since eyesight, hearing, and reflexes decline gradually as you age, driving becomes more and more difficult. When seniors live alone, there’s no one to give them a lift to wherever they want. They have to drive. This may cause dangers to other people and to themselves. On my way to school last year, I was behind a car moving somewhat erratically. First, I thought that the driver was drunk or asleep. However, when driving past him, I recognized he was an elder, maybe 80 years old or more, and his hands were shaking holding the wheel! I was very worried about him. In one case in February 2018, Santia Feketa, 18, and Britney Poindexter, 17, were killed after their pickup was hit

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