The Treasure Hunter

The two things that bother me most are my inability to spell words correctly and the absence of human beings. I am getting more food than I can eat, but seeing no one and getting no information. Why can’t the people who manage this place talk to us with masks over there faces?  It is very hard to see and hear no one. I think that is why I can’t spell correctly anymore. I have ben cleaning up my apartment, feeding my cat and myself, taking a bath regularly, watching television that is awful, and replying to everyone who contacts me.  But there is no change in what is happening here. Nothing!

I hate the fact that I am complaining, but I can’t think of anything nice to say.  I do appreciate the many friends who have tried to contact me, even though I have not  ben able to reply every time.  Please forgive me. I just need to complain.

Joanne

Dear friends,

I wan’t to continue communicating with you but I am still ashamed of my bad spelling.  Mostly I watch television because there is nothing else to see or hear.  You have ben very kind and helpful by suggesting things I could do, but unfortunately I am not smart enough to do most of them.  The best thing I have ben doing is a game with my sister Hellen every day. She wins or I win, but that doesn’t matter. Communication is important because I don’t see anyone in this building or even hear there voices.

What I have just written is complaining, which I don’t want to do. What I need most of all is another game with someone else. Dose anyone have a suggestion? I am still  physically healthy and I think you are too.  What we all need is more cumunication.

I think today is my birthday, but I’me not sure.  I will check that now……No. It’s next week.

According to my clock it is ten A.M.  I have ben awake for a while but not in a hurry to get up and get dressed.  I have received several messages from friends, but have  ben able to reply to only a few so far.  Since the day is long I will do my best to answer every one by tonight.

My biggest problem right now is forgetting how to spell words.  My machine let’s  me know when I write a word wrong , but it doesn’t tell me how to write it correctly.

Be assured that I am still physically healthy and that my grand daughter and my sun communicate with me regularly. My emotions and lonelyness are the things  getting  in my way.

While I was sitting in my room with only my cat today, a song I once knew popped into my head.  Below are the words I sang. Are they correct? Please let me know. I am out of touch with the real world.

Oh the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home

Tis summer and the darkies are gay

Oh the world seems bright

While the birds sing happy all the day

Weep no more my lady

Oh weep no more today

For the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home

On my old Kentucky home far away

Please excuse me for sending this message.  I am alone every day, so I need to make contact with people I know or I will go nuts. Do you think the world  will ever get normal again?

Joanne

Dear  Family Members,

I wan’t all of you to know that I am still healthy and able to respond.  Nothing interesting is happening in our building, but some illnesses have been reported. We  received a message today from the new manager here—someone I have never met—that reported  three people here have become ill, but all of them are alive and being cared fore in a hospital. If I understand that message correctly, the rest of us are safe and healthy. We are receiving food regularly and responses to our questions and needs.  The big problem we all have is loneliness.

I also want you who live far away to know that Alan and his wife Laura have ben working hard to provide everything I need.  My problems are loneliness and confusion. (The biggest one is forgetting how to spell words.) Unfortunately, much of the information from television and the people in charge here at the Watermark is not clear to me.

Please continue to contact me when you can, and send me good news. My biggest problems is forgetting how to spell words correctly, so send me the wright spellings of any words I have misspelled. ( I wan’t my youngest grandchild to do that because he is the smartest person in my family.)

Love to all of you, and excuse any wrongly spelled words.

Joanne