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ty s back, and a reminder to keep up the good work.
Though a menace to all of us, winter threatens the aged more seriously. Think of the difficulties that we, under 65, have in subzero weather. For instance, something so routine as fetching wood for the fire becomes a painful task. The cold wind bites. And we sigh after hustling back into the warm house.
But that’s us, in relatively good health; getting wood is not a serious threat. For those over 65, however, a trip to the backyard or to the side of the house in subzero weather poses some risks. The ground is slick. One slip on a sheet of ice and the consequences can be serious indeed. After falling, an elderly person is threatened by the scary prospect of not being able to get up again. And what if that person lives alone?
It is encouraging to know that this doesn’t happen much in Rappahannock. A clerk at the State Bureau of Records and Statistics reports that from 1979 to 1983 in Rappahannock County not one case of a death, where weather was the underlying cause, is on record. Those are the latest statistics. Not one senior citizen lost to a hard winter. Hurray for Rappahannock!
Let’s continue to look after our neighbors, especially the elderly ones.
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