I have just met with a visiting nurse practitioner, Mr. L., who told me that 6 months ago, when he met one of our seniors, he was planning to recommend hospice care and had discussed this with the geriatrician with whom he works. But, over the months, he has seen Mrs. S. make a “miraculous” recovery. She is engaged, smiling, coherent, and expressions of pain have subsided. He actually gave me a big hug and continued to say that he attributes this vibrancy to the wonderful and beneficial work of the nine Morningside Village volunteers who visit Mrs. S. on a weekly basis! I was not surprised. In some cases, when we began working with a senior, his or her family or the senior herself/himself had been talking about the bleak prospect of going into a nursing home. Now, instead, these same people are thriving in their own homes thanks to YOU, our 70 volunteers who are making a difference!! I am passing along that hug from Mr. L.
Irene Zola
