Before dinner , as she does every night , Grandma occupies a table just outside the dining room . Howie Kahn 's grandmother takes control of her senior residence in suburban Detroit . The elderly woman is a resident at the home and has been there for more than 50 years. Mobility is the most obvious social signifier . Grandma : ` ` I 've learned compassion here . I smile at everyone now ''
Howie Kahn 's grandmother takes control of her senior residence in suburban Detroit . The elderly woman is a resident at the home and has been there for more than 50 years. Mobility is the most obvious social signifier . Grandma : ` ` I 've learned compassion here . I smile at everyone now ''