Moving On

Moving On  - 31 August 2015

This is my final blog about life as I see it at Kendal at Granville.  No I am not moving away from Kendal at Granville.  If you have read any of my blogs written in the past five years, you know that I am indeed “a happy camper”   I still firmly believe that my decision to move to Kendal is one of the best decisions I have ever made.  It is not because there is nothing more to write about.  Kendal is ever evolving, ever changing, and ever renewing itself.  So there will always be something to write about.

So why is this blog my final blog?  It’s because I have reached a point n my life’s journey not unlike when I retired from nursing. It is time for me to move on. It is a time for me to do something different.  A   compelling factor pushing me to make this decision has been my ongoing struggle to adjust my life to my increasing blindness.

Everything I do now takes more time so I am finding it necessary to prioritize my activities.  As a result I have dropped out of some where either my blindness precludes participation or others can carry on without me.   From my point of view blogging is one of the things others can do as well, if not better than I can. 

In addition I have been finding it increasingly difficult as well as more and more time consuming – thus my decision to “move on.” 

 

And so, dear reader,  if you are reading this to help you decide whether or not you want to “move on” to Kendal at Granville, I encourage you to make the “move” and join us here.  It’s a great “forever” home.

I strongly urge you to do it sooner than later. I am glad I cane when I could be fully independent.  I learned my way around when I had no problems with my sight.  I learned to know the other residents and staff as well as routines when it was easy to do so.  This I do know – there are many avenues for me to explore as I move on and lots of people here who will support me as I move on.