Fun Activities
Lynne summoned the courage to suffer one for the team to contain the COVID virus.
Thursday she dressed up to return to exercising in the Aegis gym with weights. She’s walked city streets every day, as much as twice a day from what I hear. Her high-tech friends have called me with reports from their chats, such as Lynne misses her sister. Her boys dropped in for video chats on their Facebook portals since they now have their own Portals. Connections are not without glitches because staff leave before making sure Lynne is set up in a chair in front of the Portal with a lamp on so we can see her face. We’ll improve on that.
Saturday Lynne and a caregiver connected with me. She said, “I’m not sure I can take this.”
“Of course, it’s hard. But remember you don’t have to stay in your room now. You can walk your floor. You can go outside to the patio.”
“Can I go down to the concierge? Some of these people …”
“No, because your floor still has a COVID lockdown from the rest of the facility. Aegis is protecting the other residents from infections from your residents and protecting the very frail people on your floor. You’ve got to protect other people. You’ve got to take one for the team right now.”
She took a deep breath. “OK, I can do that.”
“Let’s call your sister. She’s having a tough time with hazardous smoke from wildfires that kicked up an asthma attack.”
We added Pam to the call. I said I had to go and let my daughters chat.
Sending lots of love to you Lynne and family. I wish we could visit and lift weights with you, brave friend. Glad the comments work now. Thank you for keeping your community with you in these tough times.
Lynne dressed up for the occasion. That’s wonderful. Hope she can continue to get out and exercise. Your role as caretaker is hard at times, Jim, but if I was in her shoes I’d want you as my caretaker, too. Miss you. Your friend, Susie. Duane says Hi.