My family and friends have been involved with the Walk to Defeat ALS for nearly 20 years. Signs like these, “In Celebration Of” and “In Memory Of” represent the hundreds of people in our area who are living with or have passed from ALS, line the entire mile-long walk. Many of the “walkers” are in…
Let me help you transform your home into a comfortable, safe, accessible and beautifulspace that you can call home for many years. Why not invest in your current residenceinstead of paying for a retirement village or assisted living?Your future begins now! As an expert in Universal Design and Living in Place design, I have the…
Most people actuate HOSPICE with the end of life. In most cases, hospice caregivers come into a patient’s and their family’s lives when the diagnosis is terminal and the patient has around 6 months until the end of life. The purpose of hospice is to make “end of life” more comfortable for the patient and…
Bryan was 33 years old when he was diagnosed with ALS. He had spent 5 years teaching in Prague and was beginning his career at Wichita State University. He had fallen a few times and noticed weakness in his hands when trying to button a shirt. The neurologist told him then what…
On August 31 2021 I became a widow. It is not like I didn’t know it was coming . My Jim had been ill for over 3 years this time. Any one who spent time with him spoke about what a positive man he was. Although he was on dialysis 3 days week and undergoing…
You might remember our niece, Alexis Armstrong. She is an amazing 31 year old woman who does not her Cerebral Palsy define her. She has just graduated from Friends University in the Friendship Fields Program while working part time at Families’ Together. The agency helps parents find resources for their children with disabilities of all…
In January 2020 I was invited by the institute founders to give a presentation at the National Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas about how the Living In Place Principals have affected my life. Well… my family members could pretty much be the poster children for Living In Place. It felt intimidating at the time…
Happiness is that feeling that comes over you when you know life is good and you can’t help but smile. … Happiness is a sense of well-being, joy, or contentment. When people are successful, or safe, or lucky, they feel happiness. A few months ago, I was caught off-guard when a prospective client asked me a…
We all have our own way of coping with the things life throws at us. The first few months after Bryans diagnosis of ALS, I could think of nothing else. It consumed my days and nights. Thinking about his future ; our future. At some point I realized that I only had the now. I…
Our family is not large. There are Just the 4 of us, my brother Dan, Rhonda and Alexis and Megan and Matt in Kansas City. Fortunately we have a wonderful extended family of friends here and around the country. I’m reminded of the saying “make new friends but keep the old, One is silver and…
