This lovely lady has had no vision in one of her eyes for as long as she can remember. Recently, she was told by her eye doctor that she was on the brink of losing her vision in her other eye. When she was asked by her team about how she could be best supported through this transition, she replied that she wanted to go visit her friend while she could still see her.
These two ladies joined us at CCL together as roommates over 12 years ago and had lived together for maybe 20 years prior to that. Her roommate had to move to a nursing home a few years back. It broke both of their hearts, and many hearts @ CCL.
But they stay in touch and visit. As soon as they met up, she told her friend: “I’m going blind in my good eye and I wanted to come to see you while I could still see you!” She chucked through her tears
with the news. They cried together and laughed together and griped about medical problems and aging and said maybe they will be roommates again one day.
with the news. They cried together and laughed together and griped about medical problems and aging and said maybe they will be roommates again one day.
Our employee, who shared these photos and this story, was part of it all. This moment, and also all the years leading up to it. And she was brought to tears. She added that their friendship is absolutely precious & she hopes to have friends like this when she is their age. Don’t we all?
❤️
Beyond Community, Beyond Ability.
Real Life, Real Friends, Real People.
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