I’ve been in my current home for a little over three months. In addition to losing over 50 pounds, I’ve made four new friends. None of them are actual patients, but nurses’ aides. And they work different enough shifts I almost always have someone other than family here in Oklahoma to talk with.

Because my mobility has been limited since September 2024, I had few opportunities to socialize with people. That has changed since I moved to the nursing home in downtown OKC.

It’s good to have a few more friends locally, About the only real friend I had in OKC until recently was my home care nurse. I guess I am making a new social network thanks to my disabilities.