Day 23
Today I am thankful for skilled nursing facilities and the caring people who work in them.
As I have mentioned before my mother has Alzheimer's. (That is one of those other mid-life crises). We have been dealing with this on some level for about 15 years. Mama was able to live fairly independently until about 6 1/2 years ago. At that point she lived with one of us until about 2 years ago. Although no one wants to place a loved one in a long term care facility there comes a time when it is the best thing for everybody. Mama has been in 2 different facilities during this time and we have been happy with both. We have met some very caring people in each place. I still have people (employees and family members of other patients) from the first facility who always ask how Mama is. I appreciate those who work in these places because it is often difficult work and they are very much underpaid and under appreciated. Thank you to all those who have chosen this as your life's work.
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