Leaving Home

Mom is putting on a brave face as she leaves her home of over 60 years for the last time. Terry and Diane spent most of the day helping with last minute things to do, and Bill and I tried to make things as easy as we could for her. Mom traveled with me to her new home in Keizer, Oregon where she met the care givers and the other residents. She was quite cheerful as she sat to have dinner with them, and I proceeded to set up her furniture and to decorate her room with the things she picked out. I helped her to bed and then went home and "crashed!" She is well cared for, and we make visits often. We have Mom over for visits, for the holidays, and other family members and friends visit her as well. She celebrated her 85th birthday soon after moving in and received MANY bouquets of flowers and lovely birthday cards! We are grateful she is in a warm and caring home and that she is close by so we can tend to her needs.