Surviving Social Distancing
As I sit in my house, just Coco (my dog) and me, I wonder just how different my life is now that we are “social distancing”. Before I placed Stephan, we were already practicing social distancing because of his dementia. We didn’t leave the house to get groceries, to dine out, to go shopping, to travel, to visit friends or family, or pretty anything else that required walking out the front door. The most we were able to do together in the months prior to his placement was to attend church and that was with a lot of preparation and help. The big difference now is that my house is completely empty. Before he was placed, there was someone to whom I could make comments while watching TV or a movie. I had multiple aides coming into the house to help me care for Stephan. Hospice workers also came on a regular basis. Now the house is silent except for the sound of my keyboard. I have labelled myself a shy extrovert. I love being around people, but I hate meeting new people unless w...