Let Us Remember God Is With Us, All The Time
John 14:1-2
New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Comforts His Disciples
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
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Hi, to you! I
love you all. Please forgive me for not calling , talking, remembering,
even the church! My family, my friends,
and everyone that reads my Blog, I thank you.
Alzheimer’s is slowing me down. I
will keep sharing what I can, driving (not at night), walk, talk, the best is
Laughter. Butch has been helping me with
letters, here and there, now I am slowing down. I often have to call out to him, “ Butch, how
do I spell the word laughter and I know lauter is not right and he tells me where
to put the letters, and I need to remember to say, thank you Butch.
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6th Through the
month have had many ups and down. Of course,
people are dealing with Flu and other illnesses, meetings, eating out, dancing,
sports, working and being with our families and friends.
And my Mom was sick, Penny called at 6 am to tell me that mom
has to go to the hospital. Mom is on the 5th floor, thankfully
having an elevator because Penny had to hold on to mom to help her walk. When they got downstairs, Penny called for
911 and they got there fast.
Now, I was out of bed, clothes on, Penny called she was on
the way and wanted to meet at the hospital.
When I got there mom was on the bed.
They took her up to the 5th floor. (Shhh, don’t tell anyone that I turned the
wrong way going to see mom.) So I got a little lost, but I found her and we all
laughed.
The worst time came at the hospital when Mom took a nap
before her dinner came: The food came
and I said to mom, “ your food is here”, she did not respond. I kept speaking and Penny called to tell the
nurse what was happening. She did not
wake up for about an hour. Penny and I
were scared. Mom went home on the 4th day!
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7th. What a great day at New Hope Valley in
Saginaw, Michigan. New Hope is a new assisted living facility on Center Road
that had its grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony. There were so many people.
Rumi Shahzad, managing director at New Hope Partners LLC was welcomed by the
Saginaw Chamber of Commerce, supporters and partners at this ceremony. The 45 bed, 27,000 square feet facility is
beautiful and is now open and accepting residents. I was blessed to be a part
of this ribbon cutting event along with Saginaw’s chamber president, Bob Van Deventer,
commerce ambassador chair, Amy Buben and Timothy Brawn, Saginaw Township
supervisor. There was food, music, tours, laughter, joy, love, excitement and
appreciation.
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11th Subject:
Memory Care training for New Hope
Assisted Living Facility employing the Montessori Method. Tom and Karen Brenner led this
training for memory care needs. I am forwarding a link to their website
that provides more color on their approach.
http://www.brennerpathways.org/about/
We had a phenomenal response for jobs with over 1,000 applicants. Our first 17 employees are on board and now we are structuring various training programs for them to equip them with the right tools to support the residents. I was really glad to be a part of this training. There was much to learn, but I listened. In April they will return and bring additional information to help us to take care of the residents.
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http://www.brennerpathways.org/about/
We had a phenomenal response for jobs with over 1,000 applicants. Our first 17 employees are on board and now we are structuring various training programs for them to equip them with the right tools to support the residents. I was really glad to be a part of this training. There was much to learn, but I listened. In April they will return and bring additional information to help us to take care of the residents.
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Alzheimer’s Disease” by the Field
Neurosciences Institute and the Alzheimer’s Association about 17th-
I attended a conference, “New Insights from Research on the Causes and
Potential Treatments of research being done in Saginaw and Mt. Pleasant conducted
at the FNI labs, CMU and SVSU together with St. Mary’s of Michigan. The
presenters were almost all doctors and many people there wanted to know how the
research would help them. I am so happy that somebody invited me and it was a
great night. There were many people
there and lots of questions and answers.
28th On a News
Channel 11,
Monday morning, McClaren Bay Region retirees, of which I am
and was apart of, came together to find out why they were overpaid on their
pensions, and would have to pay back the money.
70 employees were underpaid on their pensions, while 213 were overpaid a total of about $832,000.
see their monthly pension checks reduced. Katherine Lattimore of Saginaw has to pay back $11,000.
These sentences were quoted by me in the newspaper, “Sara Parkin says her monthly pension check will be cut in half."Actually, it's what it is, we're going to have to do it, we're going to have to do it," she said. As far as I know, this was an honest mistake and we are told McClaren is working with the IRS which may take at least 12-18 months to forgive the interest on the money we would have to pay back. McClaren may pick up the interest so the people do not have to pay it according to the IRS.
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70 employees were underpaid on their pensions, while 213 were overpaid a total of about $832,000.
see their monthly pension checks reduced. Katherine Lattimore of Saginaw has to pay back $11,000.
These sentences were quoted by me in the newspaper, “Sara Parkin says her monthly pension check will be cut in half."Actually, it's what it is, we're going to have to do it, we're going to have to do it," she said. As far as I know, this was an honest mistake and we are told McClaren is working with the IRS which may take at least 12-18 months to forgive the interest on the money we would have to pay back. McClaren may pick up the interest so the people do not have to pay it according to the IRS.
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28th-Rumi emailed and asked for a bio and picture
from me that I will share here too.
Sara Parkin is an activist who campaigns
on behalf of those who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.
She encourages people to e proactive in all aspects of their health, and
especially advocates early awareness and diagnosis of all forms of
dementia. She is a Regional Council
member of the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Michigan Chapter Central Michigan
Region. As a volunteer of the Alzheimer’s
Association, she is a frequent guest speaker at events throughout the region
and promotes fundraising for Alzheimer’s research. Sara views her own diagnosis of Early Stage
Alzheimer’s as a blessing because she feels empowered to live her life and
focus on helping others with this disease learn how to find the support they
need to live with such a diagnosis, too.
31st I am so happy
to share this to you! The first residents
have been coming in, here they are: 9th Fred, 12th James,
22nd Earl and 25thLorrine. When you
come in to see New Hope Valley say Hi and I know you will be smiling, I will be
smiling.
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Proverbs 3:5-6
New International Version (NIV)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight January 1-2013
Proverbs 3:5-6
New International Version (NIV)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight January 1-2013
God is
right. I need to stay on the right path, sometimes I get off, but I know He
will always be there with me, All the Time, All the Time. God is Good, ALL THE
TIME.
I know that most of you know that I
receive help with my writings from my friend, Terri. Terri is a awesome person that I love and
care about her. She will help those in
need, she will be there! Thank you so
much!
