Helpers of People Leave

Last week, my husband Darrell and I delivered Meals on Wheels.  On Monday, the first two people on the list did not answer the door.  We deliver Meals on Wheels in the FDLIC route rotation, but we have never had anyone not answer the door.  I was worried that we were not getting off to a great start.  We called the Meals on Wheels office and told them the names of the people who did not answer the door.  I was really worried that something had happened to them, but we delivered to the same houses later in the week and they were home.  I was wearing one of my Alzheimer’s Memory Walk shirts on Monday and one of the men we delivered to commented on it.  He said that his wife was featured in a news story about Alzheimer’s the previous Saturday and that they participated in the Memory Walk that day.  I love talking to the people to whom we deliver meals.  Some of them do not have much contact with other people, and I am sure they are lonely.  I have always loved to visit with older people.  My grandmother took me to nursing homes with her to visit her friends and my church’s youth choir sang at nursing homes often.  Last week was wonderful.  The last couple of years have been really challenging for me and I really needed some time away from my normal routine.  Last year, my Mother died, my former boss for whom I worked for over fourteen years died and one of my sisters almost died.  This year, I have been working a lot of hours for a very demanding client.  It has been very stressful, and the time away has been great.  It also made me feel good to do something for other people by delivering Meals on Wheels.