Of course giving is its own reward. But, Morningside Village volunteers are finding serendipitous riches in their community outreach. In the past months our volunteers have enjoyed visiting with our octogenarian and nonagenarian neighbors: most are extraordinarily interesting, and we like to feel that our elders are cared for.
But, more and more, we are hearing about how our eldest neighbors are nurturing our volunteers. Yesterday, (more…)
“I have no one left but my daughter-in-law in California; what an angel!” she repeated for the second time with a heavy European accent…German maybe. Mrs. P. wasn’t the only wobbly nanogenarian in the neighborhood who had families that were no longer around. And she wasn’t the only one to claim she was “independent” when given a Morningside Village flyer: “no help needed!” Nonetheless, she took the flyer and agreed to tea. After a couple of very pleasant encounters on the streets, she invited me to her home where we talked and (more…)
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and you have a large part of our Morningside Village volunteer base.
For seasoning, add (more…)
My mother, in her late nineties suffered from osteoporosis and arthritis so that she needed to use a…a…a…WALKER! To her this was an insufferable fate.
It was more than annoying when (more…)
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