Since it’s been hard for me to find a CP, I am staying all day at Graceland/O’Donnell. There were two afternoon teachers. Kellie was still there but Karen had replaced Liz. The afternoon group was the same afternoon group of women and children as yesterday. Fewer women attended this time. The children went right away to their group in the next classroom. I (the volunteer) was dispatched to another room to make copies for the afternoon lesson. When I returned, Karen had started an art lesson with the ladies. Several words on the board: pattern and spirit-catcher filled me in on what was going on. I did “volunteer” work. I passed out markers and picked up paper and transparency scraps.
At the mid afternoon break, I talked to the ladies again. Because it was my second time with them as a volunteer, they seemed friendlier and they wanted to know all about me. I told them how old I was (1st question), where I was from, where my husband was (on a 15 year vacation), how many children I had, and why I was here in Baltimore. This led to my talking about the care of my 94-year-old mother. It seems I am not alone in caring for an elderly parent and this lead to a good conversation. To my surprise, this group spoke better English than the morning group.
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