The shocking incident comes as cases of elder abuse by caregivers rise year over year.
This cat has certainly proven that cats just might get more than nine lives after all.
Although it’s true that I’ve been young and I’ve been old, and young is better, there are some compensations. Not a lot. But we all know that growing old is much better than the alternative.
Another body of a 60-year-old man, who lived on his own, was discovered in his apartment in the Katmon neighborhood of Jerusalem, about two weeks after he passed away.
The hospice nurse claimed to have amputated the foot to make the patient more comfortable, although her coworkers testify otherwise.
Juvenile exposure to lead can permanently harm the central nervous system, impairing cognition defined by metrics such as IQ.
Hiroshi Fujiwara, 81, reportedly said he was "tired" of taking care of his disabled spouse, 79-year-old Teruko, and admitted to pushing her off a pier.
"Does sleeping in a hospital improve their condition? Absolutely not, and the opposite is the case. We know hospitalization in old age is dangerous," said Dr. Itamar Offer.
It hurts me that the country I love can treat elderly immigrants in this manner. Israel was established as a haven for all Jews, irrespective of race, country of origin, or age.