{"id":139197,"date":"2016-11-29T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139197\/spotlight-on-the-elderly\/"},"modified":"2016-11-29T11:44:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T09:44:27","slug":"spotlight-on-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/11\/29\/spotlight-on-the-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on the elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"

All the energy and focus was put on the elderly at the Breakthrough Ministries Church in Leondale, last Saturday.<\/p>\n

The church\u2019s senior citizen committee took it upon themselves to organise an event that was aimed at shining the light on the elderly at the church and in the community.<\/p>

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\u201cWe want to honour our elderly for their wisdom and the life experience we don\u2019t have,\u201d said the committee\u2019s chairman, Hilda Madiba.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough their wisdom, they teach us how to go about life.<\/p>

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\u201cMost of the infrastructure we see today is a result of their hard work and so we just wanted to embrace and show them love and reassure them that they still have value in the community, their families and in the country at large.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the pampering, Global Business Round Table sponsored the event with neck and shoulder massages for the elderly.<\/p>\n

\u201cMassages are good for blood circulation, and proper circulation leads to a healthy body,\u201d said Puleng Moloi, Global Business Round Table\u2019s Leondale chairman.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is rather vital to stimulate blood circulation for the elderly through massages because often as they grow older they become inactive.<\/p>\n

\u201cProper blood circulation assists with the transportation of nutrients and medication throughout the body.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also present at the event was the church\u2019s pastor and his wife, Pastor Vusi and Busi Radebe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited because we are also among the elderly,\u201d said Vusi.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur doors and facilities are open to the community especially the aged for their meetings, among other events.\u201d<\/p>\n

Retired nurse, Noma Sibanyoni, addressed the aged about good health and emphasised the importance of educating themselves about illnesses, treatment and prevention.<\/p>\n

Diabetes, high and low blood pressure and arthritis were among the topics discussed.<\/p>\n

Those present also had the opportunity to ask Sibanyoni questions.<\/p>\n

Leondale resident, Lizzie Khoza, expressed her emotions about the event with the GCN.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy and humbled by the act of kindness displayed through this event,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe seldom meet as the elderly; I wish we could have more of such events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate all that our pastor and his wife do for us; they have shown that they love us and we love them too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to the committee and everyone involved for making this day special for us.\u201d<\/p>\n