Mattie Calhoun age 85 years young and a new resident to Samaritas Senior Living. She is enjoying all of the staff she works with each day especially the ladies in the therapy department. Together Mattie and I reflected on the current COVD 19 concerns and how she has coped with them.
Mattie told me that early on in the pandemic with the stay-at-home orders put into place, she rarely got out of bed. She found herself lying around all day in her pj’s. She didn’t want to talk to anyone or participate in anything. Then her pastor was diagnosed with COVID 19 and she knew she needed to help him and his wife cope. She would go over almost every day and walk with her pastor and they would talk and pray. Mattie believed this to be therapeutic for her pastor as well herself.
Having this experience, she now is more focused and enjoys again some of the things she once enjoyed.
Mattie has reunited with the “Hallmark Channel”. She just loves the, to quote Mattie, “Happily Ever After feeling one gets from watching the Hallmark shows”. She states, “There is no cussing, no killing, no violence, and everyone takes care of each other”. As the widowed wife of a pastor, Mattie has always found the peaceful aspects of life to be her comfort.
Mattie grew up with her sister in a home with responsibilities. Mattie was the cook and her sister was the cleaner. To this day, Mattie still enjoys cooking for people. She goes to her sister’s house each day and prepares meals for her. Her sister doesn’t help with the cleaning any longer but Mattie says that’s alright she understands.
Mrs. Mattie Calhoun misses her church services but still enjoys connecting with the congregation and the pastor through Facebook. Her church streams a Facebook worship opportunity each week that she never misses.
Mattie is a delightful, kind, and beautiful lady. Her spirit is contagious and her love for Christ is unsurpassed. We have all so enjoyed having her here with us at Samaritas Senior Living.
