Living with Bob and "Al"

When Sheri was out and about on Friday, looking at Memory Care Facilities she entered a dining room at one building where she immediately recognized a very small petite woman sitting at one of the tables. Her face was pale and smooth, a slight wrinkle here or there, but a face that clearly had not seen much sun even it's youth. Her brow was furrowed and her lips held tight, her hair not quite as kept has Sheri remember it. For Sheri it was a flash back to almost 4 years ago, when she managed a different apartment community. A flush of pain and sadness came over Sheri. You see Sheri had in essence put this woman in this this place. Sheri is the one that had to call this woman's daughter and tell her it might be time to have her Mother assessed to see whether she was able to still live alone.This bubbly, sweet gentle woman whose eyes twinkled behind her small glasses when she smiled. She had lived in the same apartment for 30 years, since the day the building opened, and now in her 80's became lost frequently in the garage and the hallways of the 130 unit building. She would often leave her apartment and leave the door wide open and there were several emergency issues with her gas stove. Sheri's heart was torn when they came and did the assessment. Sheri felt so guilty about calling her daughter. Sheri feels like she put her in that place... and now the twinkle was gone from her eyes.