Here’s a letter we received just this week from a Bostonian:
Hello Irene Zola,
I’ve just read about Morningside Village’s initiative to help the elderly, and I must say KUDOS! I wish like mad that your organization was available in Queens also, where my elderly parents live. They need help on a daily basis, very badly (there have been numerous falls, etc.), and neither I nor they can afford to pay for what they need. I live in Boston with my husband and daughter (my son is out of the country), and I run a business as well. We get down to Queens about once a month, often mixing work and family for fast whirlwind turnarounds. I have pondered this situation for many, many years. My parents, 2 Holocaust survivors, are both 90 years old, and have refused moving to Boston or moving anywhere at all. The economy has affected my business and I cannot help financially, and barely with my time. Their situation reflects such a blatant need, a need that you are filling with such generosity of spirit in Morningside Village, that I would dearly love to see such an organization evolve near my parents.
As my cousins and I age, and we are all in our 60’s, we have each gone through variations on this theme, and we wonder why our society hasn’t yet come up with better solutions. Your organization is remarkable, a star in an otherwise bleak sky. Please keep up the good work, and if I ever get to retire (most unlikely given the impact of the recession), and I have my health and energy, I would welcome working in an organization such as yours. I am grateful for people like you and the others who work with you.
Best regards,
I. C. (printed by permission, using initials to protect I.C.’s family’s privacy)
Irene Zola
