Sue Scattergood
Aug 2025
I love living at Walton Wood and the very best employee here is Dionne! I am fortunate to have what I think is the best apartment, as it is bright. Unfortunately, many are dark and I would find that dreary. Our (I have a husband of 59 years) apartment also opens directly to the outdoors. We never looked at another senior living facility mainly because . apartment was immediately available.<br>Almost all the employees are kind and caring and that means so much to all the residents.<br>It took time to adjust to the new life, and as an ambassador to newcomers I see it in all of them, especially single women. We’ve had to suddenly divest ourselves of our longtime belongings. Ron and I moved much more quickly than anticipated so I ended up tossing many family albums, and I donated antiques that my mother had “trained” me to love. Amazingly I don’t regret doing so and that surprises me. As I look back on my life I realize that leaving one home and moving to another never upset me! I one time that I was upset and cried was leave a little summer cottage on a lake in Wisconsin. We are presently owners of a beach house here in NC , and I keep wondering how long I can maintain it. Just thinking about selling it brings tears to my eyes.<br>in my middle age (40’s) I went to beauty school and became a hair dresser. I was the oldest student needless to say. I opened my own asking on West Chatham Street here in Cary and had six or seven employees. For one who was extremely shy as a child this was a frightening experience, but it was my hobby and I loved it. I spent every day and evenings there for a long time. Interestingly my two children got the best grades ever that first year I wasn’t there to check up on them!<br><br>So there. Too much<br>!
