Mom’s first party at Garden Villas seems to have been a success
Friday afternoon Garden Villas had a Welcome Gathering to introduce the new Residents. I loved seeing how eager and agreeable mom was to attend. The timing was perfect because she had a hair appointment right before the “party” and she looked beautiful. The in-house hairdresser, Ron, has worked at Garden Villas for sixteen years and certainly has a “way” with all of the ladies. Mom’s days of going to the local Beauty School are now history I am sure. It’s really fun for me to watch her come alive and want to wear jewelry and makeup. She met some of her neighbors and got a sense of the potential “activity out side her front door”
Friday night was the first time for me to leave mom alone for the night. The rehearsal is over. This is the beginning of seeing how well she will manage on her own. For the last few years her nights and the early hours of dawn are the toughest – mostly because of pain from neorapathy in her legs. I raced over to see her at 7am, found her sleeping in peace before waking up with “that” smile she so often greets the day with. I know this won’t be the case all of the time but we are off to a good start. Last night was very good and she slept well.
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