I saw lots of my regulars on my therapy cat visit to the assisted living residence. The first ones I saw were the lady who likes my high fives, and a nice man who always enjoys seeing me. They were both on one sofa so I sat between them while a staff member took photos.
Often during my assisted living visits, someone follows me around to take photos, and that was the case this time. They directed me from resident to resident, and I knew most of them. One was the slightly weepy lady (I sat on her lap), and another was a lady with reddish hair who always enjoys seeing me.
The woman with heavy hands was wandering around, so a staff member got her to sit down for photos. It was kind of difficult to get both of us to look at the camera because, well, I’m a cat, and her eyes go in slightly different directions. In spite of the staff activity, my human made sure I had quality time with her and the other residents who especially love me.
In fact, my human pointed out the elderly lady who loves me to a staff member to make sure she got to spend time with me. The lady was so happy, she started bouncing around. It was cute.
I also saw the man who has warmed up to me over the years. He has a walker now, the staff member told my human. And that’s the sad part about our visits here. We’ve been coming for years, so we have to see the slow decline of our favorite residents. The high five lady looks a little more disheveled every time we stop by. The nice man who likes me is starting to forget me. My human knows that someday, the elderly lady will be missing and we won’t see her again.
When my human thinks about these things, it makes her realize how precious time is. And it makes her wish she could bring me around more often. She wants the residents to have as many visits with me as possible.
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