I wanted to post about this before I begin reading/listening to the news and lose my train of thought. There is in Appalachia still the assumption that you have family to look after you, esp. if you become ill or as you get older. But I'm seeing more and more older people who are on their own (with their family living way elsewhere) or otherwise alone. These folks seem to be "falling through the cracks" of society here, since it IS so tribal and ESP. if they are not church-goers, another supposed bulwark of our social system. Since I ride transit and keep my ears open, albeit involuntarily at times, I have stepped in in a number of times to provide what support I could. But this needs to be addressed as a societal issue here. I'm only one person and can only do so much.