The residents get into position in the lobby for Saturday's visiting hours. A volunteer pushes Mary's wheelchair to the south porch of the courtyard. She tells Mary she has placed a glass of iced tea in the cup holder on her chair. Mary has long stopped counting the days since her children visited. She breathes in the aroma of cement and hedges and wonders if the flowers are in bud.
There is a rumble of chattering as relatives and residents enter the courtyard. The laughing and running around of the children stir memories that fills Mary's Saturday.
There is a rumble of chattering as relatives and residents enter the courtyard. The laughing and running around of the children stir memories that fills Mary's Saturday.
