The Lady-Links logo was the perfect decoration for our celebration cake.
It was time to celebrate! We completed one year of visiting our friend who has Alzheimer’s dementia. During that year, we visited with her over 100 times, doing crafts and activities to help her maintain links to the intellectual, emotional/spiritual, and physical areas of her life.
Lady-Links are loving, kind, compassionate, patient women who make visits to our friend on a scheduled basis. We visit in groups of two or three offering friendship, encouragement, and special activities sprinkled with plenty of love and laughter. The schedule is arranged in such a way that our visits are on set days, twice each week. Each Lady-Link commits to making two visits per month. We all have become great friends and we think of our visits as “our girl time.”
Lady-Links Enjoying the Fun
Our celebration included recognizing spouses and friends of the Lady-Links, our special friend and her family, and those in our retirement community who have given us encouragement and support.
Dancing, singing, enjoying refreshments, and spending time together to celebrate. Priceless!
Our one-year anniversary celebration was so much fun! But the best part was being reminded of what the past year meant to our friend, her family, and to us. We began Lady-Links as a way to enrich her life but we quickly realized that our lives were being enriched as well. We will continue our visits with our friend and look forward to another celebration one year from now.
If you want to start a Lady-Links group for your friend or loved one who has any type of dementia, please let us know. We would love to help you get that organized.
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