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The Promise

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by, Eilon Caspi, ChangingAging Guestblogger

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The Promise

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How do you sleep at night?

You promised

Assisted Living

Living assisted

Assisted

Assistance

Assist

Care

Caring

Cared for

Do you care?

Do you?

 

Your dad will be taken care of here

Your mom will be safe

Your spouse will be happy

You’ll see

Sign here

 

Admitted!

Admission

Admit

Admit it

The bed is filled

Damn it

I did it!

Again.

 

Cash register

Do you hear it?

Listen

Hard-earned money

Lifelong

Streaming in

 

Living unassisted

Warehouse

Warehousing with Services

Without?

Hardware

Commodity

 

The phone call

What?!

But you promised

 

Tears

Tearing

Torn

Apart

Your part

Mine

Guilt

Guilty?

Who is?

 

Unfair?

Misleading?

Deceptive?

Fraud?

Criminal?

A crime?

 

No,

Misplaced emotions

Successful marketing

Successful salesperson

I did my part

Well

 

A person

Salesperson,

How do you sleep at night?

Promise: “A legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act” — Webster dictionary

Photo Credit: @johnhryniukphotography on @artists4longtermcare

 

 

 

 

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Published to: ChangingAging, Culture Change on March 9, 2021

About the Author

  • Eilon Caspi, ChangingAging Guestblogger

    Eilon Caspi Ph.D. is a gerontologist & Dementia Behavior Specialist…and woodcarver. He is founder and director of Dementia Behavior Consulting, LLC & Assistant Research Professor, University of Connecticut

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