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Went back to the two nursing homes to get the husband's impression.
We got a tour.
At the end we stood in the lobby. She turned to me.

she said: You look like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.

I could only nod. I was HOLDING BACK THE TEARS.

she said: You are a good person. I can tell. You care.

TEARS ROLL DOWN. TEARS, TEARS AND MORE TEARS.

she said: You are responsible. You are doing the right thing.

HORSE TEARS..

she said: She will be happy here. We will take good care of her.
She took my arm.
She smiled at me.
She was tearing too.

96 TEARS. BITTER TEARS.

she said: Go home, be with your husband, you are doing a wonderful job. You deserve some time off. You are a very caring person.

LAST TEARS.

We get into the car.
I ask the husband: Am I bad person for putting her there?
the husband says: No. You are not a bad person for putting her there. You are a good person for caring enough to go look at so many places.

I try to convince myself.

TEARS DRY ON THEIR OWN.

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[danelle]

I want grandma to live there.