Miss Dorothy #2 The Doll Lady
Miss. Dorothy #2 passed about 18 months ago. I remember meeting her on the very first trip in. God actually "highlighted" several people our very first trip in that I was drawn to. Very interestingly, all but one of these original 6 or 7 have passed on. There was a reason we were drawn to them you see. Miss Dorothy always had a doll in some state of undress, and was always crying. Always. I suppose it was an odd combination of dementia and her medications. One of the men who usually was belligerent to most everyone else, was always kind to Miss Dorothy. I believed he liked to call her Mellie or something like that. He always tried to soothe her. I suppose he was use to being a fixer in life. It was about Christmas 2015. Miss Dorothy never spoke a word. Not to anyone, ever. I always acknowledged her, gave her an little arm rub and a smile. I was taking care of GMa Jones at the home, she was in Hospice by then. I was with her 6 days a week. I was spending a bit less time wi...