It’s a really good day when we hear words like “Mom is happier now than I can almost ever remember…” After two years of working with the Laffer family we thought we would never hear those words but it happened and it makes us so happy!
Victoria, Marcia’s mother, had been so lonely, depressed, scared and occasionally angry living alone in her home. Her husband had died and she had some fiscal and family issues. At first Marcia’s girlfriend moved in to keep Victoria company. That wasn’t enough. Then Marcia also moved back in with her mother. That wasn’t enough. Victoria still did not like it when the girls were at work or out at night. She was afraid of intruders. Her loneliness increased and she became occasionally angry and irrational.
Victoria’s friend, Michael, and Senior Seasons took Victoria to several independent and assisted living communities to show her the activities, good food and good fellowship. At first she was adamantly opposed. Then, gradually, she came to see some benefits and eventually we took her to a community that seemed to ‘click’ for her—she befriended some residents and moved in.
When we visited her a few weeks after she moved into the community, she was all smiles and was deep in conversation and giggles with her new friends. She told us she was really enjoying the food and friendship. But the greatest news of all was getting the note from Marcia, who had been beside herself with worry about her mother. Now she can relax and enjoy her mother when she visits, which is often, and know that her mother is “happier now…” even when she is not there.
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