This story reminds me of the time I saw "Shawshank Redemption" with my mother. I'd told her we should see the movie because I'd heard it was uplifting. About half-way through, she looked at me and said, " is uplifting?"
Be patient, Home Post readers, because this story does have somewhat of a happy ending. The San Diego County Sheriff had discovered that a 93-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor named Arnold V. "Max" Bauer was living in filthy and inhumane conditions in his El Cajon home - we're talking rat poop and rotting garbage - and the Sheriff's department believed his caregiver (more like lack-of-caregiver) was to blame. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune:
Boy, that really hits you in the gut, doesn't it? Fortunately, the U-T reported today that things have improved for Mr. Bauer, who suffers from dementia and has prostate cancer. He's now living in a San Diego-area nursing home and is on the mend after spending some time at the VA Hospital. The Sheriff's department told the U-T that folks who want to help Mr. Bauer can email friend Glen Ritchey at yobiggieg@gmail.com.
Take a look at a story from KPBS about Mr. Bauer when the story first broke about his condition. It has some wonderful video of Mr. Bauer talking about Pearl Harbor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4LKKKUd4Dg
