Mary is an 80 year old Meals on Wheels client who lives
alone in the house she’s lived in for almost 40 years. For most of her
life she was a chef, cooking meals for others until she started getting arthritis
in her leg. Her arthritis moved to other parts of her body and as she
aged, her eyesight began to deteriorate. Although she loved cooking, she
couldn’t do it anymore, even for herself. She started getting Meals on
Wheels several years ago and loves it. “I know I don’t have to worry about that
one meal. I can’t walk very well and it’s hard for me to stand at
the stove for a long time, so the meal deliveries are a blessing,” Mary
said.
The majority of Mary’s family lives in Lafayette, Louisiana
so she only has the people in her neighborhood, along with her Meals on Wheels driver to
check on her. “Betty (her driver) is simply wonderful; she
always comes in and talks with me. Sometimes I get lonely and it’s nice
to have a visitor. Most importantly she delivers my meal hot.”
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