A 92 year-old lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock with perfect make up, even though she is blind, moved to an old age home. Her husband had recently passed away. She didn't even have children too. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby she smiled sweetly when she was ready. She was provided a visual description of her tiny room."I love it," stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year old having just been presented with a new puppy. "But.........but Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room," said the attendant. "That doesn't have anything to do with it, she replied. "Happiness is something you decide, I have already decided to love it. It is a decision I make every morning I wake up. I I can spend the day in bed, recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that don't work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as I am alive. I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away, just for this time in my life. The attendant was touched by the elderly woman's sense of cheer and boundless enthusiasm. 2.1 On the basis of the reading of the passage, answer the questions: Q1) Why did the old woman move to an old age home?
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