250803 Well Known

I am in the back row, second from the left. The picture only shows half of the entire crew.

This is hard to believe.

Since my fall on May 15th of this year, I’ve become the most well known person in the apartment complex. As I laid there on the concrete, a crowd formed to stand there and stare at me. Those there told their friends and everyone else they saw about my fall.

Now most everyone that sees me when I go out for my daily walk says Hi to me. I don’t know them, but they know me.

This morning as I left my apartment, for my daily morning walk, this young woman whom I do not know, but she knew me and who was obviously mentally challenged, stopped me and began to talk to me. I could not understand most of what she said so all I could do was agree with her. I did understand her when she said she was walking her dog. I thought it was strange because everyone who takes their dog out for a walk has the dog on a leash. She was walking her dog with the dog in her hands. I felt sorry for her, but I did not know what to do or say and I was afraid people might get the wrong idea that I was trying to take advantage of her. I would have stayed longer if she had her adult mother with her. This complex has a thousand eyes upon anyone outside.