The widows are all interested in seeing and playing with my adopted cat Cranberry and sampling my wine stash at dinner.
Adopting a cat named Canberry and increasing your wind stash to lure in the widows almost sounds illegal.
Driving is so symbolic of independence, I'll be quite depressed when / if I have to give it up. Even tho my car is only 4 years old, and has less than 6000 miles on it because I don't need to go out much, it's a comfort to know I can. I still drive a stick but can see the day coming when that might not be a good idea.
Just out of curiosity, Lon, do you know that you are doubling up on some of your photos? You have the same picture twice of the lovely 97 year old lady.
@Lon Tanner, your photos remind me of one of the assisted living places my mom lived in. I called it her year round high class summer camp.
Thanks Babs---I will be 87 in July and don't plan on going any where. I will remain right where I am until my last breath. I am very fortunate that my Non Hodgkins Lymphoma is in Partial Remission and my Rheumatoid Arthritis is not severe with pain.
I know that you have been wanting companionship Lon where you are Lon and I'm glad you are finding that in your home.
We have had three residents fall in their apartments this past week. All were taken to the hospital for a check up as a safety measure and then returned back here. I myself tripped on a throw rug three years ago and cut my head. I was taken to the hospital and checked out and then returned. As the members of SO already know, you don't have to live in AL to experience a fall. Just being a SENIOR can do it.
I'm glad no one was seriously hurt Lon. Falls are definitely something that come more often as we age so we need to be aware of this and maybe make some adjustments in our homes so we are less liable to have this happen to us. Safety bars in the tub or shower along with mats to keep to from slipping while you're bathing or showering are helpful and necessary precautions as we age. We also use night lights more often in the rooms we go through often. And we have removed some unnecessary throw rugs and other things that might be a hindrance to my husband's poor eyesight and my aging body too.
I hate that question when I go to the doctor's office because if I trip and fall now, it will be interpreted as a malady of growing old when, in reality, it's not like I had never fallen before I turned fifty. I spend time in the woods, so I trip over logs or get tangled up in brush, and fall, mostly because I am paying attention to the things around me rather than the stuff right in front of me. Or I might fall down the stairs because I'm running or trying to carry fifteen bags of groceries at the same time. But if I admit that I have fallen since the last time I saw the doctor, it will be duly recorded in my medical record, so I lie about that stuff. Now if I were to fall because of a sudden onset of weakness, or if my legs gave out, or if I passed out and fell, that would be another thing.