oh dear, the elderly

I just cant stand the elderly. hmmm that came out wrong. what i mean is i cant stand to see them so sad and frail and lonely. when i see one dragging her walker around i just want to get out of the car and go for a walk with her. if there is an old person sitting alone having a meal i want to sit with them and find out about their lives. but guess what, we dont do that do we? oh yes, our lives are so busy. our time so precious. i havent seen my own grandfather since may and that was at my gramma's funeral. it just makes me so sad to think about all of these old timers, many alone, just wasting away in their apartments. its just awful. truly. they have stories to tell, they would love to play a game of cards with someone, share a meal. but they dont have anyone. i cant stand it, really. what can be done. i just dont know.