Pope's suffering is an example for all of us to follow

I watched the Way of the Cross from Rome on EWTN yesterday and I saw the Pope watching it from his "wheelchair" and it made me sad at first to see him in that state, but then I remembered that he is giving his suffering up for the Church and especially for those who are in a similar state, the disabled and the sickly elderly. The reality of this current world is that there will be a big increase in the disabled and sickly elderly as the Baby Boomers finally get to their golden years and medical science helps them to live but does not remove the illness and disease that will come to them. I have already been exposed to this through my wife's parents, her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's about 5 years ago and died last year of prostrate cancer and now her mother has Alzheimer's and is in a Alzheimer's facility a mile from our house. We visit her often and are sadden to see her in her confused state, but we love her and want her last years to be peaceful and as healthy and positive as she can be in her current diseased state. I believe the Pope is trying to impress upon the world that we need to see the disabled and sickly elderly with respect and with love. He wants us to know that these people deserve a chance to live out their lives with as much dignity and care as anyone else, even a Pope. I pray that the world will understand what the Pope is trying to tell us through his last days on this earth and that we will turn our focus on helping the elderly live a productive life even in a diseased state that may come about.
Happy Easter to everyone - May Jesus' resurrection show us that all people, even the disabled and sickly elderly, will rise again after death and meet Jesus at the gates. God bless.