by Tamela Alldredge | Jul 22, 2022
When I met the family, they had already started the process of protecting Grandma Joan but what happened to her is not uncommon and is an important story for all families to know. The family was so thankful when cousin Ginny said that she could move in with Grandma...
by Tamela Alldredge | Apr 19, 2022
No one has a closer relationship than Frankie and her dad, Luca. To Frankie, Luca’s her hero, her joy. Wherever he is, there is home. Through thick and thin, they’ve stayed thick as thieves, being each other’s greatest confidants. He beamed with...
by Tamela Alldredge | Mar 16, 2022
Teresa is the founder of the Violets Club, a neighborhood book club that meets in her living room twice a month. Well, at least that was how they functioned before the pandemic. Teresa had been so impressed by her friends’ ability to be flexible in difficult...
by Tamela Alldredge | Feb 15, 2022
Many older people think that it’s too late to learn a new skill. But this is just simply not true. There is NO age limit to learning. When you try something new, you’re opening your world to endless new possibilities: new people, new places, and new...
by Tamela Alldredge | Jan 15, 2022
“As we start the New Year, I’m trying not to feel that post-holiday let-down,” 83-year-old Sarah told me during a visit. “It was so much fun having the kids and grandkids over. Now it’s so quiet in this house, I can hear a pin drop.” It’s...
by Tamela Alldredge | Dec 15, 2021
Janet, my 82-year-old client, seemed especially quiet and subdued during our weekly visit. I had been Janet’s care manager for the past several months, and something didn’t seem right.”How are you feeling, Janet?””I don’t know what...
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