by kelly | Dec 17, 2022 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Family, Friends, Nostalgia
My purse is stuffed with Christmas lists from the residents at our assisted living. I am happy to report that folks in their later years still think candy and chocolate are good gift choices. The lists are short and mostly practical—slippers, scarves, hand lotion,...
by kelly | Dec 3, 2022 | Daily Courier, Friends, Nostalgia
I got a text the other day from a Canadian friend I hadn’t talked to in a long time and hadn’t seen in person for thirteen years. Kimberly was going to be in Arizona for the weekend, joining her husband on a business trip, and wanted to know how far away I lived from...
by kelly | Oct 8, 2022 | Daily Courier, Friends, Hospice & End Of Life, Ron Barnes
Two years ago, I was sitting with a few of my coworkers in Ron Barnes’ living room for the first time. He wanted to talk through an idea he had for his farewell column in the Daily Courier about the hospice services he was receiving and what the care meant to him....
by kelly | Aug 27, 2022 | Covid, Daily Courier, Family, Friends
It could have been the bowling alley. I always wonder if they ever clean the finger holes of bowling balls. Or maybe the Italian restaurant, packed on a Sunday night, everyone laughing and talking as they passed around breadsticks and slurped spaghetti. I’d been a lot...
by kelly | Jan 1, 2022 | Covid, Daily Courier, Family, Friends
Time has a funny way of moving fast and slow at the same time. Just a year ago I wrote about getting my first dose of the Moderna vaccine and feeling guilty for being at the front of the line because I worked in health care. Getting help for myself while others around...
by kelly | Dec 18, 2021 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Friends, Prescott, AZ, Senior Living
“I have 50 Christmas mugs filled with hot chocolate and an inspirational verse tucked inside. A lady named Yvonne said you might be able to find a home for them.” I love getting these kinds of phone calls, especially since a coworker and I had just been brainstorming...
