Gabrielle Lurie
The pandemic disrupted many Bay Area lives. For those with dementia, it was catastrophic
Pat Michelin, Gordon Manor, Redwood City. The pandemic Disrupted Many Bay Area Lives. For those with dementia, it was catastrophic. February 2021. Caregivers Jose Rodriguez (left) and Nancy Rubio Campos (right) lift Pat Michelin, 93, out of her wheelchair and back into her bed moments after receiving the second dose of her COVID-19 shot at Gordon Manor assisted living facility on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Redwood City, California. Pat requires a lot of assistance because she broke her hip during the pandemic and can no longer walk. Before the pandemic she could have a conversation with her daughter. Now, she doesn’t know who her daughter is.
During a recent visit to Gordon Manor, her daughter Sue Anne Michelin took a seat across from her mom Pat, who was resting in her wheelchair.
“You have gotten smaller,” Sue Anne said to her mother.
“Who?” Pat Michelin asked.
“You,” Sue Anne said, staring into her mother’s eyes.
Her mother looked away and muttered, “I don’t know who that is.”
San Francisco Chronicle
