My Daughter-in-Law Said, “We’re Putting You in a Nursing Home.” I Packed to Run Away — Then a Stranger at the Bus Station Made One Call

The Note I Left on the Pillow

I packed fast, taking only what I could carry.

  • Clothes and toiletries
  • My mother’s quilt
  • Photographs
  • A small wooden box with my wedding ring and my husband’s last birthday card to me

I had about three thousand dollars in a credit union account they didn’t know about.

Not much.

But enough to start.

Writing the note was the hardest part.

I tried to keep it short because anything longer would turn into rage.

I won’t be a burden anymore. Don’t look for me. I hope your party is everything you wanted.

I left it on the pillow.

Then I slipped out while they were outside admiring the fireworks setup.

No one noticed me leave.

No one had noticed me for months.

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