THE BEST GIFT!

 I do not know about you, but I am so surprised that the gift-giving season is here already!  While you are searching for that perfect gift for your loved one that lives in a long-term care facility, I want you to keep in mind that the most important gift we can give to a loved one is a gift that on the surface appears to be a simple one and one you may reject at first, but it is most important gift you can give.  Simply the Gift of You!  Go visit with your loved one and share what is going in your life and give your loved one an 

opportunity to share their lives with you.   

You may say,” yeah, yeah” and dismiss this, but if you would have been with me last week while I was visiting with the resident I have built a relationship with through Betty Brewer’s Angels, …..if you would have been with me…. and seen the tears in the eyes of a woman using a walker who paused in front of us to say how she wished her family or friends wanted to visit with her,  you would not dismiss this Gift of You so easily.

Joel Wrobbel the host of the Journey Through Aging radio show, has asked Betty Brewer’s Angels to share ideas about gift giving and the holidays in general in brief segments during the month of December.  Journey Through Aging is on every Saturday, 8 am to 9 am on radio station WRFD 880 AM.  If you live in an area that does not receive this show you can listen to it live on their web site www.journeythroughaging.org.     While at their site, look around! They have a great web site with an abundance of information. It is one of my favorite web sites!

  If you know of anyone that would be interested in making a difference in someone’s life by volunteering to spend one hour per week establishing a one-on-one relationship with a resident living in a long term care facility, please contact me. 614-309-4677 or bettybrewersangels@wowway.com.