There are some stories one hesitates to write. Not because they are rare, but because they are painfully common. Some social realities sit heavy on the heart, and even putting them into words feels like exposing wounds that many people prefer to keep hidden.

At the Moul Mouj Foundation, our toll-free helpline receives calls every day. Most of them are about health. Elderly patients seeking medical advice. Families requesting home visits. Financially struggling seniors asking for help with medicines, investigations or consultations. Sometimes someone asks about admission to an old age home. These calls carry worry, but they are usually practical in nature.

But today was different. An elderly man called. His voice trembled from the very beginning. Before he could say much, he began to weep. He had just read the GK’s Seniors’ Special Supplement. One of the stories had touched him deeply. It had stirred something inside him that he had been holding back for a long time. The words on........

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