loneliness.

Mar 26, 2007 00:32

My mom said that she went to visit my grandmother at the convalescent home that she's staying at in the city yesterday. While she was there she saw my grandmother's roommate and asked her how she's doing. she said she was fine. my mom then made the mistake of asking her why she never saw her family visiting her at the convalescent home, and the lady began to cry.

That reminded me of all the people that i've come across -- elders, developmentally disabled people, homeless people, SRO tenants -- whose lives got cut off from the rest of the world somehow along the way. it makes me really sad to think about all the folks that don't have a strong community or a strong family to connect to; one that will last and support them through time. i know a lot of our folks don't have family they're close to, either. but to see folks who have been so marginalized and being so alone, makes me deeply sad. i know that's a very simplistic thing to say, but words really can't describe the feeling of experiencing something like that...or being around for folks who are going through that pain. i guess that's why it's amazing when some brave people find ways to create communities and relationships everywhere they go, even within the very moments within meeting each other.

my mom went back to the convalescent home the next week and brought the lady and my grandmother some flowers, which really made both of their days.
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