I knew that getting older meant that we slow down, have aches and pains but I never realized that I had to discuss every ache in great detail! I live in a Seniors Building call a Manor and every activity leads to discussions of aches, sore knees, diabetes,even how their bowels are today. Ugh!!!
Most of the tenants walk next door to a grocery store or take a bus and go a shopping mall, but many hardly leave their apartments. We have dances for occasions like Halloween, barbeques in the summer but mostly the same people come and leave quickly after the food is served. No socializing, or very little.
When we first moved in, I wanted to start a craft group, but it turned out to be a couple of hours of talking and very little crafts. I suggested that we make finger puppets for the Childrens Hospital and was told that we could not do that because it had never been done. Nope! We must never change ANYTHING! In 10 years some things have changed, but very little.
Next blog: Changes at the Manor.
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