tastyflesh
oh man, i work with the coolest people ever. im working at an old folks home where i work with the elder residents, alzheimers patients, and those mentally differently abled. it's extremely exhausting both mentally and physically, but well worth it. ill introduce you to some of my favourites.
there is ROSE who only ever says "YEAH!!!" really enthusiastically to everything you say.
GRAYDON, who if you ask, is always "peaches and Cream" and talks in song and chant.
MICKEY who all day, everyday, takes pieces of garbage and cuts it then collects them in pails an keeps them in his room.
MARK who is the chattyest person ever, but cannot speak. he uses this typewritter thing that speaks for him, and its ALWAYS talking.
SUE-ANNE, also known as SUZY-Q who carries around a bucket full of toys and candy, and who cries if she doesnt have it.
And my all time favourite, BABS! i think every single person in the manor hates Babs, but i love her. she was taken to the manor by her family who dropped her off and never returned. She lives in a completely different reality where she is living with her husband jack and you can never say "see you tommorow" because she goes into hysterics about her vacation being over and her having to go back to her worried mother in england TONIGHT. yesterday i spent around an hour with babs wheeling her around the manor in search of Jack, who she couldn't find and was extremely worried about. She also went into hysterics because she didnt know where her coat was. babs usually lives in this altered reality, but the last few times (other than yesterday) she has started to remember who i am and have realistic conversations with me. she even asked me for a hug one time because she was so happy to see i came back. i make sure i go and see her everyday.
there is also about a hundered other people at the manor, all with their exciting quirks, but these are the ones i have been working the closest with.
other than work, Renfrew is okay. Im still really unsatisfied with the CWY program, but im making the best of what i have. i've just sort of ditched the program as much possible and spend lots of time listening to awsome music, reading, sketching, and i've also started writing a zine. so it aint all that bad.
Side note: The CUT LOOSE tape is AWSOME!!!
in other news, it is a toumor. but good news! they seem to have caught it early enough that it will only be a simple surgery! no chemo or anything!!!
so, i think i've covered everthing for the time being.
miss you.
alex
p.s. Really! you should send me letters!
there is ROSE who only ever says "YEAH!!!" really enthusiastically to everything you say.
GRAYDON, who if you ask, is always "peaches and Cream" and talks in song and chant.
MICKEY who all day, everyday, takes pieces of garbage and cuts it then collects them in pails an keeps them in his room.
MARK who is the chattyest person ever, but cannot speak. he uses this typewritter thing that speaks for him, and its ALWAYS talking.
SUE-ANNE, also known as SUZY-Q who carries around a bucket full of toys and candy, and who cries if she doesnt have it.
And my all time favourite, BABS! i think every single person in the manor hates Babs, but i love her. she was taken to the manor by her family who dropped her off and never returned. She lives in a completely different reality where she is living with her husband jack and you can never say "see you tommorow" because she goes into hysterics about her vacation being over and her having to go back to her worried mother in england TONIGHT. yesterday i spent around an hour with babs wheeling her around the manor in search of Jack, who she couldn't find and was extremely worried about. She also went into hysterics because she didnt know where her coat was. babs usually lives in this altered reality, but the last few times (other than yesterday) she has started to remember who i am and have realistic conversations with me. she even asked me for a hug one time because she was so happy to see i came back. i make sure i go and see her everyday.
there is also about a hundered other people at the manor, all with their exciting quirks, but these are the ones i have been working the closest with.
other than work, Renfrew is okay. Im still really unsatisfied with the CWY program, but im making the best of what i have. i've just sort of ditched the program as much possible and spend lots of time listening to awsome music, reading, sketching, and i've also started writing a zine. so it aint all that bad.
Side note: The CUT LOOSE tape is AWSOME!!!
in other news, it is a toumor. but good news! they seem to have caught it early enough that it will only be a simple surgery! no chemo or anything!!!
so, i think i've covered everthing for the time being.
miss you.
alex
p.s. Really! you should send me letters!