Vortex
The Journey of a Nursing Home Survivor
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Rinaldo is in the hall talking. I can hear him he wants to leave this place and he doesn’t know how to do it. I’ve tried to get him to look forward to his birthday but he said, “celebration, so what happens after that?” He isn’t stupid. One of the residents said I should take him home with me but I’m not there myself and there are so many other factors. I told this resident Rinaldo needed stimulation not to be in a room all day, it would kill him. The resident said “What do you think will happen to him when you leave, he will die”. On top of everything else I have this.
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Where Light and Dark Abide is a true documentary of my experience of living in a nursing facility for thirteen months, what it took me to survive and the people involved. The results of the daily experience caused me to do the best I could to help the residents. One of them was one hundred and one. My memoir of our experience and the outcome of it caused me to, more than ever, realize the need for reform in nursing facilities and health care in general.
About the Author
Sandra Gila: She is a retired three time entrepreneur who was also Vice President of two corporations and held a real estate license. Her experience of working with seniors began at the age of eighteen and is ongoing. After raising two sons she became a peer counselor, activity director and was certified in exercise for people over the age of fifty. She is an avid swimmer, winning awards in her forties and continues to swim daily. Her vision is for a united world where knowledge, good health and peace abound. Her paintings from her life experience hang in other countries and the U.S.