Confetti : Part 1 of 4
Sarah loved spending time with her grandmother more than anything. They loved to shop on the weekends, watch old movies, and cook fun treats together. Every afternoon, when the school bus stopped in front of the house, her grandmother walked out to the front porch to greet her.
Grandma Confetti loved her family, and she was never happier than when Sarah was telling her about the life of a teenager. She would sit with her and smile with reminiscent eyes.
Grandma Confetti used to have her bedroom next to the kitchen. Then, when she complained about all the noise, she was moved out to the room above the garage for more privacy. There was a walkway from the kitchen to the garage with beautiful stone pebbles that Sarah used to carry clean linens to her grandma along with small treats every evening for them to enjoy as they pleased.
In the morning when Sarah was ready to leave out for school, Grandma Confetti would slip on her tennis shoes and walk outside with her to wait for the bus. She would drink her coffee and talk with the other parents after the bus picked up the children. While Sarah was in school, Grandma Confetti spent most of her day in her room. But as soon as Sarah got home, she would come over to the house and fix after school snacks for homework time. If there was no homework, they spent more time catching up with each other about how their days went.
One fall afternoon, Sarah wasn’t met in the driveway by Grandma Confetti. Sarah walked to the store at the corner of her street to see if she was stuck in a long line. When she reached the store, Grandma Confetti wasn’t there. So she headed back home and sat on the front porch to wait for her to show up. After a hour passed, a police car pulled up in the driveway with Grandma Confetti and Sarah’s parents.
Grandma Confetti wandered off in the middle of the day and forgot where she was when she reached the local park. Luckily, a woman in the park noticed her sitting on the bench and started to ask her questions which helped the police get her home safely.
When Grandma Confetti lost her husband to cancer, Sarah’s mother said she would have a better life in a senior living facility. Her father opposed the idea and wanted her to live with them. But now Sarah’s mom was firm about it. Grandma Confetti’s dependency for assistance has increased.
“She has to go before she gets hurt,” Sarah’s mom said. “It’s nice spending more time with her, but I can’t keep this up without everyone burning out from exhaustion.”
“Call the place that’s closer to here,” suggested Sarah’s dad. “Your mom seemed to like them. And she will be close enough to come here whenever she wants to have a break to be with family.”
“How much were they again?” Sarah’s mom wanted to know.
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