i came back recently from a week on the road. i drove to Hotlanta to visit with siblings and to check in on my mother. Two of the sibs are ready to place dear ol' Mom into an assisted living facility. they wish to do this inspite of it being against my mother's wishes and that three of her biological children and one non-biological child are willing to have mom live in one of the other homes. so i met with the anti-social worker who presented a modified set of lies to me. i even tried to get her engaged into alternatives to AL, but it appears she has made up her mind. social services are worlds apart on opposite sides of the Mason-Dixon line. i have to repeatedly advise my clients of their rights and we have something we like to think of as open disclosure. if my client is not doing quite so well, i tell him/her so that they do not feel blind-sided when we go to court. i asked for the anti-social worker's summary of the family meeting in writing and she simply refused. i asked for a listing of AL and she ignored my request.
not easily daunted, i found the websites and the physical office space of agencies that WOULD assist me and i was able to get what i needed. the dreaded four have now officially declined to move mom to AL and countered that she may live with any one of the four of us. i started the search for services here before i left Hotlanta and had an email response on my desk when i arrived yesterday.
this restaurant has been in the area for some time. i love old diners and prefer non-franchised places to eat. it has an old time feel to it. the food while not spectacular was good. i would love to go for a late night/early morning visit as i believe the clientele will have changed. it is an easy find - right there on Ponce de Leon not far from the glitzy central core of Atlanta. stray from The Underground and Coca-Cola for a spell and see more of the real thing.
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