Some of the lifestyle values that we in the US so admire are not by choice. In the Philippines most families take care of their elderly parents and grandparents, whether it means taking them into their homes or by supporting them in their own. But if they don't, the elders starve- there aren't governmental services for the purpose. I'm told that the situation is basically the same in Poland, that if you are rich enough, your parent can gain entry to a nursing home, but if you don't have the money, they can't.

Ebbie