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Ellie

Location: Portland, OR
Age: 52
Cared for by: Pok McConnell
Years of Care: 15
I have grown to love my job with every stride I take in this career. In all of the years I have been a Caregiver, this particular resident touched my heart in many ways. She was very young coming into a long-term care facility. But I grew to love her like my own mother. I grew close to her daughter as well. We shared many talks when I was down and when she was down. I was always there to comfort her when she was in pain. When she passed in the winter, I was relieved because I knew she was in a better place. She suffered so. She will be missed but not forgotten. I use to go to her grave every weekend, but stopped going since last year because I know I need to move on. I love you Ellie and always will!
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