Battling old age

Sir,
Just as a famous saying goes: three gifts of old age—ills, pills and bills. Unfortunately in our country, there are no proper social as well as economic security systems in place for  the aged and senior citizens.
Most of the elderly have to depend on their children. An aged person feels more secure and comfortable in a joint family which sadly is a rapidly vanishing system. One also finds solace in the company of children and grand children. Still, the feeling of loneliness never fails to over power a person at the fag end of his life.
Yours etc….
Prof K K Gupta
137, Moti Bazar,
Jammu