Mom got into another little snafu today. She went to the garage to drop off her garbage and found the door open to the street where the truck comes to pick up the garbage. What she didn't realize was that the door to the garage had closed and she could not figure out how to get back into the building. I guess I had forgotten to tell her that her outside building key worked in that lock.
She ended up trying to walk all the way around the building to the front door. It is quite a ways for her to walk by herself. Luckily, three Asian people came up and helped her along. Eventually, the manager of her building came to her rescue and got her back to her apartment and into her chair. She was exhausted from her little trip and sat there for about an hour before continuing on with her day.
Of course, she told this story with relish and managed to laugh it off. I am sure that she was terrified at the time. Picture this: a 90 year old woman with a cane clutching her purse trying to walk the equivalent of a long city block. It is a miracle that she did not fall and break a hip.
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