From the time of our birth until we
leave our childhood home most of us are taken care of and looked after by our
parents. When I grew up my mother was
there when I left for school in the morning and there when I returned home from
school. Clean clothes were always in my
drawers each morning as I would try to decide what to wear.
Meals were always prepared and on the table when it was time to
eat. Being a child I never really
wondered how all these things go done or just how much work it was to make sure
everything was in order. Luckily I had
a mother that taught me how to work as I always had chores to do around the
house.
Not
until I left my childhood home and started a family of my own did I realize
just how much work my mother did in keeping a clean house and meals prepared
for the family. As my own little
family grew I found that I was visiting my parents less and less. I tried to go as much as I could but that wasn't
always easy. It seemed each time I
visited I would notice that my parents would be sitting in their living room
just watching television. A lot of their
friends had either passed away or had moved away to be with their children.
When
dad stopped working in his garden I knew that I needed to look at their living
situation more carefully. As my home was
not large having them come live with me was not an option. They were by no means ready to be put out to
pasture (as my grandmother used to say)
but they were ready for something more, something different in their
lives. The house was getting to be too
big for my mother to take care of and things were starting to be neglected both
inside and outside of their home.
That is
where I found some great Arizona Retirement Communities. The cold weather had begun to affect my mother’s
facial injuries that she had received years before and it was apparent that the
pain was increasing. Thus the warm
weather of Arizona was the answer. It
was time for a new adventure in their lives.
A time to be able to meet new people.
A time in their life to not have to worry about taking care of a house
or a yard.
Retirement was supposed to be a
time in one’s life where they should be enjoying all the things they loved to
do. It was time to enjoy the activities that
interested them or a time to discover new and exciting challenges. So I took my parents to visit. This was an affordable solution for helping
my parent s find peace and relaxation as well as many challenging activities
for them to be involved in.
Upon one visit they commented to me
why I hadn't found them this place earlier.
Never did I ever think I would hear that statement coming from my
father. If you find yourself in this
situation you should defiantly check out this retirement community at http://glencroft.com/ and give your parents an
active community and housing they deserve without all the stress and worries of
them living on their own.
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