and if its not helen , then of course gladys might call up and whisper god knows what demands into the phone with her failing voice ; or ruth might just remember that she had meant to make a batch of her infamous raisin bran muffins and take some over there , because she worries that gladys doesnt eat enough gladys being a classic stick figure , with calves no thicker than the legs of her aluminum walker and much less flexible even though pam is there at least four times a week to clean and bring in groceries , and always leaves her some kind of casserole or a tupperware full of tuna salad .