I recently read a scathing and bloodthirsty review on this website that caused a great deal of personal concern for me...okay...in the interest of full disclosure and total honesty, please allow me to amend the preceding statement...it totally INFURIATED me!!! Thank you, I feel better now.I have experienced the total joy of living at Main Street Breckinridge for over one year now and I consider the decision to move here to clearly be one of the most totally blessed choices that I have made in my entire 73 years on the planet!When I made the choice to find a place where I can spend my golden years, my son and I did extensive research and toured a great many senior communities in the Atlanta area. However, the search ended rather abruptly when we toured the Main Street Breckinridge community and met with the staff members...we both knew there was no need whatsoever to look any further, the search had officially ended.At this point I must admit that the management & staff here had absolutely no idea what kind of a challenge they were facing when they welcomed me into the community.The last 20+ years my career has required me to spend the vast majority of my life on the road¦despite my love for travel, there is a down side¦loneliness and total social isolation coming from being alone with little or no substantial social contact. After losing my wife to cancer, there was literally no point in spending time at home¦hence, I would stay on the road 3-7 months at a time and then make a brief pit stop at home to take care of business. Clearly, any social skills I may have had in the past were long gone and forgottenresulting in my becoming someone very fearful of, and avoiding at all costs, any type of social interactions.Thankfully, the staff and management here proved to be totally capable of overcoming any such shyness or social awkwardness. They take pride in getting folks together to get to know their neighbors and to make such social events totally fun and something that we all look forward to.The first such social get-together came up in a very short time after my arrival. After taking several deep breaths and sincerely hoping for the best, I bravely went downstairs to partake in the festivities. After eating a hearty meal (something Im still good at!), we went to the game room for some friendly competition via skill games (something Ive NEVER been good at!). Today it was a beanbag accuracy toss challenge. Well, as I expected, I did terribly. After several return attempts of frequently missing the entire boardlet alone hitting the actual target, I turned to face all my neighbors watching from the sidelines and laughingly said: Okay folks, you gotta admitwhat I lack in skill, I most certainly make up for in my total ineptness! Sure, it was a cornball linebut they all loved it! Eventually, I did FINALLY hit the target which immediately resulted in cheers, applause, and lots of smiles!!! This told me a lot about my truly wonderful new neighbors.These events show a great deal about whats in the hearts of the staff members. The joy on Dees face when she lovingly coaxes someone, who traditionally sits on the sidelines in social situations, onto the dance floorwith walker and all! The giddy and rambunctious laughter and fun that ensues when Pam boogies down with residents on the dance floor.For Emma and her wonderful staff, this is a clearly not a job or self-serving career for these caring individualsit is their entire life and their beingto serve and bring joy to people like us!In closing, I can joyously state that Main Street Breckinridge will be my lifelong home, I cant imagine spending my remaining years (decades?) anywhere else. Many seniors reminisce about precious highlights and memories from their past, but, quite frankly, I truly consider my life here surrounded by caring and loving peopleI consider THIS the best time of my life!*Click on my face at top of review for fun pictures from our last Disco Party! more ... hide ...
