Check out this interesting read printed in the March 4th issue of the Savannah Morning News
"Senior citizens want safeguards against abuse, Alzheimer's"
By Walter C. Jones
Morris News Service
ATLANTA — When 300 retirees from across the state made the early morning bus rides to the Capitol to talk to legislators last week, Bruce Fletcher was among the 35 coming from Augusta.
As a member of the local Alzheimer’s Association board, he wanted to fight the crowds to meet face to face with local lawmakers like Rep. Barbara Sims, R-Augusta, to ask for their support of senior-citizens’ issues this legislative session. They were recognizable by their purple T-shirts and stickers saying “4 Seniors.”
“We think it’s important to be here and let them see us,” Fletcher said.
From all observers, the reception at the Capitol is warm now compared to the recent past, partly due to the graying of the Baby Boom, improved longevity and the rise of women in leadership.
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