Mom had a bad day. I can't even imagine what it must be like to live in her brain. She forgot she had moved to the assisted living. And so she insisted she did not live there. They had to call me and of course I didn't get the call because I was at work. I stopped after work and my brother was there. He had already had plans to stop in on his way to work. So he had already explained to her that yes she had moved and why.
Most of the time we only see it from our point of view. But this incident really put it more in perspective. At times it has to be very scary for her. And I haven't been answering her question in a way she could get it. Pat was able to do that. He said it was just like a light switch being switched when he explained it.
I suspect we are going to be explaining this many many times. But now I will use the exact sentences that he did and hope they work next time. Like magic.
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