Remember the lyrics from “I’ll Take Care of You,” sung by an older teenager to a younger teenager. Scene happened in the garden of Sound of Music movie.
Now a bunch of adults–including my four children–take care of this ‘old’ man.
The facility here bills itself as Senior Assisted Living. My translation is “old folks boarding house.” More than 60 seniors try to keep from falling. The wheelchairs are battery powered, but walkers and canes predominate.
Outside the apartment that my four children equipped there is an enclosed courtyard. Turtles run in the grass, at about the same speed as we oldsters.
I am going on 95. Blessed I’ve got a gang that takes care of me.
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