But can you truly, really ever go Home?
What’s that ‘Ol Forest Gump saying ‘bout
“Life’s A Bowl of Chocolates?”
As I “read” the following Register Guard, my
nearest local newspaper I can listen to via my Newsline for The Blind’s
telephone service, late Thursday evening. As the tears just rolled down my
eyes!
The story’s about Peggy Starr, who at 91 years
“young”, decided She’d had enough of Wisconsin’s miserably cold, snowy winters!
And decided to move back “Home”, having lived in Eugene, Oregon some twenty
years ago.
Ironically, on the very same day I went and
“saw” the movie Crime 101. Which is an excellent movie, albeit probably out on
Amazon Prime now?
There’s a scene in the movie driving thru some
of Los Angeles Homeless areas, and how once of the characters used to be one of
them…
While Peggy noted that the materialism and what
we’ve become as a country thoroughly disappointed Her as She rolled across the
Nation. Not to mention the landscape had totally changed…
But the part that choked me up, was here’s the
91 year old woman with three suitcases and Her walker getting off the train in
Eugene with essentially no plan on where to go?
And the amazing humanity of complete strangers
seeing Her, and offering to help unconditionally. Getting Peggy situated in a
Motel 6 at a reduced Senior rate before this amazing family took Peggy in. Until
She can hopefully get into Senior Housing.
If you’re not aware, there’s a total lack of
Affordable Housing today! Not to mention Senior and Disable Housing, with most
programs taking a minimum of one year to get in. And in many cases 2-3 years.
Knowing one woman who waited multiple years
before finally being accepted. A second who waited multiple years before giving
up, and a third who’s still waiting…
Not to mention how one has to be truly poor,
not just barely making “Ends Meat” or living just above the artificially low
poverty line.
And in Peggy’s case, Seniors need to not be too
“Sharp” or with-it. In order to be fast-tracked into Assisted Living or Senior
Housing, applicants need to be suffering from Alzheimer’s, Dementia, etc.
It’s a wonderful article about true life, which
I recommend reading. And the article also includes the Go fund Me page set-up
for Peggy, who’ve truly one of the lucky ones!
As I love Peggy’s gumption. Saying She hasn’t
owned a television for 45 years, but that doesn’t mean She won’t watch it.
Requesting to watch Gone With the Wind, before realizing it’s a four hours long
movie. Saying Lordee!
Peggy
Starr, 91, finds caring strangers in Eugene
I had one Helluva time finding a hyperlink to the story that would work “correctly”. Hence the USA Today article link instead. Since I couldn’t get The Register Guard to cooperate…
