Heartbroken Martha Peoples was one of hundreds of people who took part in a rally in Letterkenny against the latest Government cuts.
Mrs Peoples, from Churchill said she now cries when her home help leaves her home because it will be a week before she will see her again.
She revealed she has had two knee operations and now suffers from serious arthritis of the spine.
“I am depressed and angry at what this Government is doing. My hours have been cut by 70%.
“Is this the way this Government now treats their elderly citizens?
“They tell me I will be okay if I can get up out of bed and get back into bed at night.
“But they don’t care if my house is bogging or that I cannot manage to wash myself properly. They have taken away my dignity,” she said.
Mrs Peoples received huge applause from hundreds who marched through Letterkenny to protest at the town’s Market Square yesterday afternoon.
A soup kitchen was set up for more than 300 protesters who carried placards and shouted slogans.
Traffic came to a standstill as the marchers walked down the town’s Main Street.
The protest was organised by local unions including SIPTU, the INMO and IMPACT.
Many nurses in their hospital uniforms and home help assistants also turned up to support the march.
Also present were local politicians including Deputies Joe McHugh (FG), Charlie McConalogue (FF), Padraig MacLochlainn (SF), Pearse Doherty (SF) and Senator Brian O’Domhnaill (FF).
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