Let me help you transform your home into a comfortable, safe, accessible and beautifulspace that you can call home for many years. Why not invest in your current residenceinstead of paying for a retirement village or assisted living?Your future begins now! As an expert in Universal Design and Living in Place design, I have the…
Most people actuate HOSPICE with the end of life. In most cases, hospice caregivers come into a patient’s and their family’s lives when the diagnosis is terminal and the patient has around 6 months until the end of life. The purpose of hospice is to make “end of life” more comfortable for the patient and…
Bryan was 33 years old when he was diagnosed with ALS. He had spent 5 years teaching in Prague and was beginning his career at Wichita State University. He had fallen a few times and noticed weakness in his hands when trying to button a shirt. The neurologist told him then what…
On August 31 2021 I became a widow. It is not like I didn’t know it was coming . My Jim had been ill for over 3 years this time. Any one who spent time with him spoke about what a positive man he was. Although he was on dialysis 3 days week and undergoing…
Happiness is that feeling that comes over you when you know life is good and you can’t help but smile. … Happiness is a sense of well-being, joy, or contentment. When people are successful, or safe, or lucky, they feel happiness. A few months ago, I was caught off-guard when a prospective client asked me a…
We all have our own way of coping with the things life throws at us. The first few months after Bryans diagnosis of ALS, I could think of nothing else. It consumed my days and nights. Thinking about his future ; our future. At some point I realized that I only had the now. I…
Our family is not large. There are Just the 4 of us, my brother Dan, Rhonda and Alexis and Megan and Matt in Kansas City. Fortunately we have a wonderful extended family of friends here and around the country. I’m reminded of the saying “make new friends but keep the old, One is silver and…
