I have made friends here and I now have more contact with my family. I am happy.
I moved into the Brother Russell House almost 18 months ago from another service in the Limerick area. I can come and go as I please and I can make my bedroom my own. I was also allowed to move in beside my friend and we spend a lot of time together. I love having my own bedroom and bathroom where I can hang all my own artwork up on the walls.
I have the opportunity of participating in art class twice a week and last year my paintings were exhibited in an art exhibition in Brother Russell.
Since moving here, I have met a befriender that visits me every week. She also attended the art exhibition and she sometimes does art with me too. We sometimes go out on trips as well.
The staff here often bring me out on trips as well. They brought me to the beach in Kilkee during the summer and, at 76 years of age, it was my first time ever at the beach. The staff drew my name on the sand and we took photos to celebrate the day.
I have made friends here and I now have more contact with my family. I am happy.
