When things started getting worse my brother, his wife and I decided to have a professional care taker as they normally do in this part of the world. My sister in law's parents knew this armenian immigrant who happened to be looking a new home to take care of at that time.
That is how Rosa came to our life, she brought the energy of roses into our home. She is witty, strong, very motherly and she has got the best stories. I am grateful.. She works so hard ,calls mom and dad "anne and baba" which means "mom and dad" in turkish.
Evey sunday I know Rosa want to go to the beach which a 5 min. walk from our house, she dresses up in her beach dress and a big green hat and she dissappears for 1 hour. It is her way of unloading the stress of the week, forget about this world and rejuvenate. She comes back jolly and energized.
When we are eating, that is the time this earth angel with her loving heart erases any negativity or dysfunction in the family and brings the most magical stories from her life back home. It is like a 1001 night stories where we all wait to hear the next one. The only unhappy person in this special time is mom who dislikes her and feels she lost control of her home.
Dad who does not and can not talk too much, listens to her stories at the table, and I beleive that as uncomfortable as he is- he can not swallow, he coughs constantly,can not taste food- Rosa's stories are a way to take his mind away from his discomfort
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