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A pointless future
There is another married couple in the care home. They sit at the same table for meals as my parents but, unlike my parents, leave as soon as they've finished eating. 'We must go so we can get a good seat,' says H, the husband. Off they go into the communal lounge. My mother wonders what the good seat is for; is it for watching the telly or for seeing what goes on?
H asked my mother where the suitcases were kept. She replied that it was likely that his relatives had taken them with them. H didn't believe this and told her that they were there for a holiday and would be going home soon. He must think he's in a hotel, said my mother, and added, a pretty odd hotel.
Another man, K, asked if she could help him get home; his wife would look after him. His wife died in January.
Thought for today
I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure -- which is: Try to please everybody.
Herbert B Swope (1882 - 1958) American journalist
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