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See No Evil: Dependency in a Late-Life Relationship

• (nd) ----- b & w ----- 14 min ----- 16mm
• Underscores some of the problems that occur in later life: failing health, loneliness, a different life-style. Bertha Pinsker and Ralph Shands are living together in a senior citizen hotel, although they are not legally married. Both are in their seventies and are widowed. Their commitment to each other seems genuine. Yet the relationship is not as smooth as it first appears. Bertha is so preoccupied by her failing vision that she neglects Ralph's needs. Although he does not confront her with his growing resentment, it is revealed in his farewell note.
• Topics: (Family Life, Gerontology, Social Work)

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