belimom
Speak the truth even if your voice shakes~M.Kuhn
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This is near and dear to my heart - the care of our elderly.
I put this here instead of celebrity news b/c I don't feel this is about Mickey Rooney but rather that he is using his status to help a cause. It seems that his type of abuse may have been different than what many others go through, but I hope the attention he is bringing to the issue helps put more protections in place.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41879042/ns/today-entertainment/
bbm
I put this here instead of celebrity news b/c I don't feel this is about Mickey Rooney but rather that he is using his status to help a cause. It seems that his type of abuse may have been different than what many others go through, but I hope the attention he is bringing to the issue helps put more protections in place.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41879042/ns/today-entertainment/
bbm
The 90-year-old film and television star told lawmakers that elder abuse comes in various forms, including physical and emotional. In his case, he described the abuse as financial.
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Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., who chairs the Special Senate Committee on Aging, said the elderly are particularly vulnerable because they are "often fragile" and their abusers usually stand little chance of getting caught.