Dear Annie: I have a neighbor who is 90 years old. Her only caregiver was her adult son, who just died last week after a long struggle with opioid addiction. Since then, I and another neighbor have ...
“Some lady left this card,” my neighbor told me. “She said if I needed help, I should call. But I don’t need help.” The card identified a city social worker, and kindled in me a familiar twinge of ...
Dear Annie: I’ve been helping my neighbor with errands and yard work ever since his wife passed last fall. He’s 82, lives alone and doesn’t have any close family nearby. At first, it felt good to help ...