Disappearing Memories: A Free Verse Recollection of Lives Forgotten with Age in Bloomington, MN

Vie Lafort ran River View Estates Assisted Living Facility with love and respect. She wanted nothing more than for its residents to wind down their golden years in peace and comfort. As she focused on the day-to-day activities and even the end stages for some, the full lives they had lived were often forgotten, fading away as a person aged. Other times, in a small town like River Valley, the pasts of residents overlapped and simmered beneath the surface.