northwesthospitality
northwesthospitality
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I signed in as GmaPat, because I am so proud of, and happy with, what that means. It pleases me to tell the world who I am On July 28, 1929, I was born in a hospital in the small town of Glendale, California. I was officially named Patricia Mae Fountain. Twenty years later, I got tired of the nick name of “Patty “. I decided I was “Pat!”
I did not grow up planning to be a great grandma. I figured it would just happen, and it did! I grew up knowing I really, really wanted babies! Lucky for me I found a man who thought that was a great idea! We were married for 36 years and 5 children were born.
During those years there were times when it seemed life was tailor made for me, but then disaster struck! It took the form of a stroke, which damaged the right half of my brain. Consequently, the left half of my body stopped working; my left arm and leg turned into 2 x 4s. This put me into rehabilitation therapy. It took time and a lot of work, but we eventually regained my balance and leg movement.
I found there are benefits to life in an assisted living facility: A lifelong dream of meeting people from other cultures and getting to understand them is realized; segments of free time for naps and creative activities are available; opportunities for personal growth life lessons not learned when young are presented at age 89.
I am becoming the person I always wanted to be. I am excited to have my 90th birthday next year, and to see what the world brings during the following 30 years! I plan to live to 120!
I am certain that there will be some very nice surprises waiting for me.
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