March 19th, 2009; 6:30 PM
I went over to Millie's today after work. I thought I'd just pop in and say hi. I hadn't seen her an a while, and I always love getting a hug and hello from her. Her son answered the door. He doesn't talk very much. I thought I heard a noise coming from the back, and that paired with his blank stare and silence...to me was totally misunderstood. I *thought* he was trying to say *she's in back*...nope. I was wrong. She moved a week ago to a care facility. I was seriously shocked and also sad. I get it. I really do. I just also always thought that Millie would be there in her house. I love Millie like family. And I was surprised by this. Big time. Her son gave me her new phone number and address. He talked about trying to find a caregiver for her so that she could come back to her house. (I REALLY hope this happens soon!) Millie is a big reason that I love where I live. She makes this neighborhood great. We used to take walks, or go to Community Market together. We used to even walk down to the pub and have dinner and a pint. I really don't like this change. I came home and gave her a call right away. She didn't sound happy to be there. She said that it was breaking her heart to be away from her home. We made plans to see eachother tomorrow after I get off work. I hope she comes home soon. She was the only friend my mom had, who she saw regularly. My mom's been too weak to go visit in the past weeks...But I'm sure when she gets better, she's going to want to walk across the street and go visit Millie. Only she won't be there anymore. This situation is making me cry. Phooey!
I went over to Millie's today after work. I thought I'd just pop in and say hi. I hadn't seen her an a while, and I always love getting a hug and hello from her. Her son answered the door. He doesn't talk very much. I thought I heard a noise coming from the back, and that paired with his blank stare and silence...to me was totally misunderstood. I *thought* he was trying to say *she's in back*...nope. I was wrong. She moved a week ago to a care facility. I was seriously shocked and also sad. I get it. I really do. I just also always thought that Millie would be there in her house. I love Millie like family. And I was surprised by this. Big time. Her son gave me her new phone number and address. He talked about trying to find a caregiver for her so that she could come back to her house. (I REALLY hope this happens soon!) Millie is a big reason that I love where I live. She makes this neighborhood great. We used to take walks, or go to Community Market together. We used to even walk down to the pub and have dinner and a pint. I really don't like this change. I came home and gave her a call right away. She didn't sound happy to be there. She said that it was breaking her heart to be away from her home. We made plans to see eachother tomorrow after I get off work. I hope she comes home soon. She was the only friend my mom had, who she saw regularly. My mom's been too weak to go visit in the past weeks...But I'm sure when she gets better, she's going to want to walk across the street and go visit Millie. Only she won't be there anymore. This situation is making me cry. Phooey!
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