We Celebrate Every Success

Christi comes every other Friday, and I usually have a list of things with which I need assistance: getting groceries, putting groceries away, changing my sheets, and occasionally turning my mattress. She knows me so well that she can usually anticipate what I need before I even ask.

I was able to do things I could never have dreamed I could do. I went from being moved from bed to bed on a sheet to being able to stand in no time. The physical therapists were awesome and taught me different ways to do things, and those things were attainable and made me feel independent again.

No matter who you are — whether you need cooking or cleaning, whether you need help with pain, or you need assistance to eat right — WesleyLife has something that will help you. If you are wealthy, if you are poor, they can help you.

The simple fact that he was safe was such a blessing to me, and it was icing on the cake that he actually enjoyed his time there and participated in so many activities. I was able to hang on to my work, which was something that I needed for a sense of normalcy as well as income. It's much easier for a caregiver when you can hang on to some little bit of life outside of the house — and outside of the illness.

We deliver hundreds of meals a day, often to people who don't have family or close friends around to check on them. For those folks, Meals on Wheels is a lifeline. We train our drivers to go in and do a welfare check, and how to respond if there's a problem. Doug [the driver] did what he was trained to do, and as dehydrated as Byron [the Meals on Wheels recipient] had become, Doug most likely saved his life.

It was such a blessing that she came. My dad lives alone, and was trying to get something in the kitchen, and had fallen into his walker — then landed on the floor. I wouldn’t have gotten there until later on that day, and who knows what shape he would have been in. I’ll always be grateful that the driver heard him and helped him.

Given that she has dealt with health issues for some time and I've been relatively healthy, she would always say, 'What are we doing to do if something should happen to you first?' That was her worst nightmare, and I'll tell you, I thought we were there this week. I had no idea what would become of her care. And now, here we are in this beautiful place.

If you haven't been widowed, this might be hard to understand, but you really miss having someone to do things with — even just go out to eat with. It helped being at Halcyon House, as many people had gone through the same thing.

When I got to my mom's house, I felt a tremendous sense of relief when one of the paramedics told me that she was going to be okay. My next feeling was immense gratitude toward Steffan. The doctors said Mom would not have lasted much longer, so Steffan really did save her life.

When Pam (nurse) noticed a decline in my health, she increased nursing visits to weekly to ensure my mental health and physical health were stable, as losing my husband of 60 years has been really hard on me and my family. My family and I are truly grateful for WesleyLife and the services they provide.

I don't mind getting older as long as I still feel young — and exercise keeps me that way. I started joining gyms when I retired, and here I am, living in a community with a beautiful fitness center.

For one thing, I would be a lot lonelier without them, and they are just wonderful ladies. I would recommend them to everyone. I can't imagine why someone who isn't related to me would care about me this much.