WHILE many seniors fear going into a residential aged care facility for various reasons, 92-year-old Gail Cady simply trusted in her God.
Gail moved from Armidale some months ago to live with her daughter Vicky in Gloucester.
She had worried where she would spend the rest of her life; whether in Armidale where she had lived for 45 years, or in Gloucester, or in care.
Gail’s health had declined so when there was a vacancy in Mirrabooka Place two months ago, she gladly accepted it.
“I’m so well looked after and am really happy here,” she now says. “I’ve made several good friends and enjoy my days.”
Gail first lived in Newcastle where she brought up her six children.
Despite being a busy mother, she sewed wedding dresses and her children’s clothes.
When the family moved to Armidale, she found she had more time on her hands.
So she went head-on into spinning and sewing, and joined the Armidale quilting group, of which she is a Life Member.
She exhibited her quilts and kept on sewing.
Gail was super excited when she saw a notice informing everyone that Mirrabooka Place was hosting a morning tea for the Gloucester Patchwork Group.
A donated quilt is always included in the Welcome Baskets for new residents.
When the group came and exhibited their work and explained what was behind their sewing, Gail quickly brought out hers.
She was then invited to their next meeting for a show and tell, which really made her day.
When Gail saw the exhibits, she was almost in tears.
“It was a very nostalgic moment for me,” she said, as memories came flooding back.
The Gloucester Patchwork Group meets in the Presbyterian Church Hall on Tyrell Street every third Tuesday of the month.
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