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My Mom Cared for by Mary Sacoff of Glenview, IL

My Mom knows two words. No and yum. No, is a step down from a curb or stairs. Yum is an occasion for rejoicing. In other words, ice cream or french fries. Those are indulgences she remembers as "moments on the lips, a lifetime on the hips.” And for someone who battled weight all her life, something forbidden. Today, it was fifty degrees outside, with a hint of spring in the air. I drove her past our old home although she didn’t recognize it. I took her into the hometown library wher...


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My Client Sybil Grand

Cared for by Ms. Jeanette Williams of Baton Rouge, LA
Related stories: Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, Live-in Care, Parkinson's Disease

In Memory Of Janette Spears

Cared for by Ms. Audrey Schlembach of Philadelphia, PA

In Memory Of Mr. Witt

Cared for by Ms. R. M. Carroll of Barrington, IL

My Mom Jennie Nassoura

Cared for by Ms. Janice Stewart of Manchester, NH
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My Client Arthur

Cared for by Ms. Tonja Wallace of Pewaukee, WI

My Grandpa Donald

Cared for by Mr. Steven Eelucio of Lemon Grove, CA
Related stories: Depression, Stroke

My Dad Ray

Cared for by Ms. Wendy Crandall of Hibbing, MN
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My Client Mr. Leslie Maltsberger

Cared for by Mrs. Crystal Martinez of San Antonio, TX

My Client Ethel and Una McCready

Cared for by Ms. Lisa Houck of Anahiem, CA

In Memory Of MILDRED AND SALLY

Cared for by Mrs. KATIA BATTAGLINO of CLIFFSIDE PARK/RIDGEFIELD, NJ
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