my name is eddy schein and my 97 year old mother is florence smith and we are the low-income women for whom this facility was created. thank you. (applause) >> thank you for sharing your story, thank you. next speaker. >>> good morning, i'm [speaker not understood]. i'm here to speak to you about why both myself and my family are opposed to the closure of university mound ladies home, a home that's been caring for women and seniors 130 years, and the property used for any other than assisted living, this mismanaged nonprofit is in a situation that is negatively impacting so many people both financially and emotionally. at a time of aging baby boomers will need more senior beds. one of those impacted -- one of those victims is my mother, okay. she's at the mound. this is grace, my 8 three-year old mother suffering from dementia. she's here with my dad, my 89 year old dad sitting right there next to me. despite them being married for 66 years, she -- he relishes seeing her every single day going into the mound. the mound is a 6-minute drive from my parents' house. since the mound's closi