the other end
Sometime during the past 30 years, the hospital where I was born was converted to an assisted living facility.
This weekend, my family helped move my grandma into that facility.
I forget how limited my worldview is--how little I've experienced of all the amazing little microcosmic communities that exist out there, beyond my immediate needs. Last time I had this realization was the morning after the big fire, when fire recovery specialists came to offer their services. I hadn't even known that companies existed who dealt exclusively with fire and water damage. Until it becomes necessary, it's so easy to overlook entire worlds of existence.
While I feel that learning more about care services expanded my view of the world, I think grandma definitely feels that moving into assisted living is a tremendous constriction of hers. I don't really blame her.
This weekend, my family helped move my grandma into that facility.
I forget how limited my worldview is--how little I've experienced of all the amazing little microcosmic communities that exist out there, beyond my immediate needs. Last time I had this realization was the morning after the big fire, when fire recovery specialists came to offer their services. I hadn't even known that companies existed who dealt exclusively with fire and water damage. Until it becomes necessary, it's so easy to overlook entire worlds of existence.
While I feel that learning more about care services expanded my view of the world, I think grandma definitely feels that moving into assisted living is a tremendous constriction of hers. I don't really blame her.
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