A Top Ten Memoir: 2012 - "Trying to make all the roses bloom in unison..."

Traveling, teaching, and dreaming

In early 2012, mom had a small stroke which ended her up in a nursing home for some rehab.  Her walking became more difficult and because her house had multi-levels, it was felt that when released, she needed to live somewhere in which everything was on the same floor.  This meant moving her out of her Crystal Lake home and into a senior independent liv…