Several AOK's visited Alden Terrace Nursing home in McHenry last Saturday. We split up and went about the business of unleashing love within the halls of Alden Terrace! Mike T. and I spent most of our time talking to very nice man about FOOD! We compared notes on our favorite restaurants, especially Chinese food restaurants. He did most of the talking and seemed to really enjoy our company. At one point he asked me if I had a dog and I told him about my 10 year old yellow lab... Bella. He told me I should bring Bella with me next time because the residents really love it when an animal comes around visiting. It is my hope that Bella will join us next time!
Mike G. spent most of his time talking to a particular gentleman who had quite a bit to say despite having suffered 4 strokes that have made it very challenging to communicate. It was quite obvious that Mike's interest in him really touched him and the two gentlemen made plans to visit again soon.
Eileen spread herself around a little more and was able to visit 3 or 4 residents during our visit. She chatted with some of the ladies of Alden Terrace and enjoyed her visit there as well.
We are hoping to continue to make visits to Alden Terrace and possibly other nursing homes as well. These beautiful souls surely deserve our love, respect and kind attention.
Kindness rocks!
Remember.... you are love(d)
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Making new friends and talking about new subjects with people is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. I'm ready to do this again any old time!
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