Today I got the call
home care phoned
about paneling her
mom is 90
aging is a relentless demon
stripping her naked
no dignity no privacy no independence
she knows what is happening to her
but then, thankfully, she forgets
We talked, home care and I
I suggested it
it
that mom be paneled
paneling is the review process
for moving her
from her retirement community
to a nursing home
to the end of the road
the road with the no exit sign
the road with the no exist sign
paneled—boarded—boarded up
Victor Schwartzman
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