Ageing gracefully: Caring for elders with dignity

Roshan Budhwani never wanted to leave her surroundings, let alone her country. After all, she had worked hard to make her home what it was — a safe haven in her old age. But in their 70s, she and her husband, Tajuddin, made the gut-wrenching decision to leave their Karachi home, and move in with their only daughter, Nilusha Patel, in California.

Four generations of Budhwani girls (L to R): Nazleen, Nilusha, Baby Rayna and Roshan. Photo: Courtesy of Nilusha Patel

“The choice was tough for them but a necessary one to make,” says Nilusha. “I knew I would be the eventual caregiver, and wanted my parents to be close to me before old age completely took over.”
It was a well thought out plan. As aches and illnesses took over their lives and their health slowly deteriorated, the elderly couple started relying more and more on their daughter and her family for their loving care. In September 2008, Roshan’s husband passed away and a few months later she suffered a fall — an incident that further weakened her.


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