Alexandria Place

During this Covid season our visits with my Mom, mostly took place through a window in her bedroom or a window in the front lobby. My Mom suffered from dementia and any kind of change was difficult for her to handle. At times her confusion would increase and her thinking would become irrational, ...

During this Covid season our visits with my Mom, mostly took place through a window in her bedroom or a window in the front lobby. My Mom suffered from dementia and any kind of change was difficult for her to handle. At times her confusion would increase and her thinking would become irrational, trusting no one. But there was someone that could calm her down and that was [name removed]. One day we remember well is when Mom pulled out all her belongings out of her closet and her chest of drawers too. Mentally, Mom was extremely confused. [name removed] was in the room and we called my Mom on the phone while we were at the bedroom window. [name removed] set up a chair in front of the window for my Mom, gave her a blanket and gently convinced her to sit down to talk to us. Through the window we witnessed this kind woman who patiently and tenderly cared for my Mom who was so confused and scared. She was giving my Mom the hands-on care we desperately wanted to give. While we were talking to my Mom, we observed [name removed] in the background. She took a large trash bag and went to work as fast as she could cleaning my Mom’s room. My wife had tears watching [name removed] go above and beyond her normal job to care for my Mom. After our conversation, [name removed] lovingly put my Mom back in bed and convinced her to rest. There was another time I was visiting through the window with Mom. She told me how much she loved [name removed] and how well she treated her. [name removed] opened her bedroom door almost on cue and came right to the window and hugged my Mom. I will always be appreciative of [name removed] and her intentional care of my Mom. A few days after my Mom died, we returned to clean out her room. Our car was loaded, and we were about to leave the parking lot when we observed [name removed] coming out to see us. She will never know how much that meant to us. We were able to tell her once again how much we appreciated her unconditional love she showed my Mom. We watched [name removed] walk back to the building wiping away tears. We realized then that not only did [name removed] bless my Mom but in some way my Mom was a blessing to her too. The last nine months is not the way we would have chosen to spend with my Mom. Although we were separated by our personal touch with her, God gave us [name removed] who loved on her like she would her own family member.