She is in an assisted living facility, partly because our home is not conducive to her needs, partly because, with a teen at home, we’re still in the “taxi” years, and she’s forgetful enough that I would not feel comfortable leaving her home alone, yet she does not have a lot of energy or mobility and would not want to go with us everywhere we need to go, but also partly because we knew that if she lived here, we would be her whole world, and we thought in a facility she would get to know a few more people. But she loves to stay in her room and read. She does go down to the dining room to eat and says hello to people in passing, but she never wants to go to any function they have, not even sitting and listening to music.

She does come with us to church where a few ladies haven’t specifically reached out to her, and for some reason she loves my son’s home basketball games. She comes to our home for dinner every Sunday and for special occasions, and sometimes for pizza and Scrabble nights, and one of us goes to see her pretty much every day. A couple of ladies from church go to see her almost every week. But that’s about all she wants in social interaction.