My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about five years ago.  Memory issues were manageable until late 2015 when she was recovering from emergency surgery unrelated to her Parkinson’s. During her recovery, we had a home health care company come in with nurses, physical and occupational therapists and a speech pathologist. None of the medical doctors treating her Parkinson’s had ever even mentioned the words speech pathologist. But, on November 13, 2015, a speech pathologist named Christine, told my mother that part of her job was to help my mother maintain and possibly improve her memory. Every doctor had said there was no hope of improving her memory. So, I asked myself what else hadn’t the doctors told me?  I aggressively started looking for more holistic approaches and found several very quickly… unfortunately too late for my mom who died in August 2016. But, since late 2015, I have expanded my business significantly to help other people avoid going through what my mom did in the last year of her life.

The last year of my mother’s life was very difficult for her, my father and I, as well as the rest of our family and friends as they watched her rapid decline — in and out of two hospitals (several times each), two assisted living facilities, and three skilled nursing care facilities. But, during that time I met some incredibly talented and caring people (some for the first time and some who I learned more about) in the areas of holistic health care and the process of dealing with dementia and the maze of finding the right solution for a loved one in the area of home health/independent living/assisted living/nursing homes/memory care. What drives me to do what I do, even though I’m 62 and love to play golf, is that I believe with every fiber of my being, that if I had met a few of these people, even 1 or 2 years sooner, my mother would not only still be alive today but she would be thriving. So, thanks for doing what you do to Christine from Wilmington, Henry from Holden Beach, Dr. Pam from Ocean Isle Beach, Dave R from Ocean Isle Beach, Martin from Supply, Eddie from Cary, Dr. Sue from New Jersey, Donna Lee from Vermont, and Sherri and Elaine from Virginia.