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Mind, Body, Spirit

August 19, 2016

August Issue

Faith Community Nurses focus on physical, emotional, spiritual needs

BY SUE WEBBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Alice S undeen has v olunteered as a Faith C ommunity N urse since 2005, a t Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Lakeville. She is one of three women who fill that role at the 800-member congregation.

“I j ust lo ve i t,” S undeen s aid. “ We s ay the F aith C ommunity N urse f ocuses o n holistic and spiritual care. We help people maintain or regain health. We’re there for love, care and support.”

A F aith C ommunity N urse is a c urrently licensed registered nurse who facilitates the health of a faith community with a holistic approach, focusing on the physical, emotional and spiritual dimensions of church members who visit with them.

The F aith C ommunity N urse w orks with th e pa storal s taff a nd co ngregation to respond to their particular needs. Their services also are open to the community.

The s chedule a nd ho urs va ry, acco rding t o t he needs, S undeen s aid. A la rge part of the job, she said “is just being there

for p eople w ho need s omeone t o list en.

We pray with them over the phone and at church, we make nursing home visits and visits t o p eople a t ho me. I g o wi th p eople t o do ctor’s a ppointments, g o t o t heir homes t o r eview dis charge in structions and enco urage t hem t o f ollow t heir do ctor’s orders.

“We let people know we love them and care about t hem. People are lonely, and I have the time to spend.”

The n urses p rovide r ides f or p eople who ha ve medical a ppointments, callin g them t o r emind th em ah ead o f ti me a nd then c hecking ba ck wi th th em f ollowing the a ppointment. “ We o ffer to pray with them,” Sundeen said.

At Trinity, t he t hree n urses als o co nduct w orkshops, p resenting inf ormation on Medicare, funeral planning and health care dir ectives; t hey co nduct a c hronic illness su pport gr oup; a nd t hey a nd host blood dr ives. S undeen co nducted a n Alzheimer’s caregivers support group in her home for a year, for example.

The nurses also arrange for staff train-

Trinity Evangelical Free Church Faith Community Nurses are, from left: Mary Gardeen, Joanne Hall and Alice Sundeen. (Photo by Tad Johnson, Sun ThisWeek) ing in CPR (ca rdiopulmonary r esuscitation) a nd AED (a utomated ext ernal defibrillator) every two years.

“There are lots of needs,” Sundeen said.

“We find people who have slipped through the cracks. We are careful to maintain con-

fidentiality.”

The nurses at Trinity also work with the church’s p rayer sha wl ministr y. “ We ha ve the privilege of giving out shawls to people who have lost t heir spouse or are dealing NURSES - TO PAGE 6

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John Hobday is pictured with his Grandma, Therese Morzinski, at a family birthday party.

Therese died in 2004, at the age of 96. (Submitted photo)

Dementia care program A tribute to an influential grandma

BY SUE WEBBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER John Hobday recalls being very close to his G randma Therese all t he y ears he was growing up. “She was a very special person,� Hobday said. “She was at our house all the time, and we were at her house.�

One o f Ther ese Morzinski’s greatest qualities was selflessness, he said.

When Hobday left his ca reer in 1994 as a S panish t eacher a t V alley V iew M iddle School in Edina – a nd d uring a n umber of years when he worked as a computer programmer – he b ecame in volved wi th a project o n demen tia f or t he D epartment of Veterans Affairs in M inneapolis. His job involved w orking wi th a na tional t eam o f experts in Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland, as w ell as co llaboration with researchers and universities across the country. “My job was to take material doctors and Ph.Ds. wr ote a nd b ring i t do wn t o s omething the general public would understand,�

Hobday s aid. “I realized t hat family members ca ring f or lo ved o nes wi th demen tia right across the street from the V.A. would never have access to information like that.�

A f ew y ears la ter, as H obday g ot in to the work of Alzheimer’s and dementia edu-

cation wi th th e U niversity o f M innesota School of Nursing, he began to notice some signs t hat his G randma Therese mig ht b e suffering from dementia. “I s aw t he sign s unf olding b efore m y eyes,� Hobday s aid. “ Her do ctor ask ed her some questions about what year it was a nd who the president of the United States was.

When she s aid i t was 1980 a nd t hat t he president was John Kennedy, I was shocked.

And t hen she b egan f orgetting co nversations, a ppointments a nd p hone n umbers and, e ventually, t o e at a nd dr ink. S he had been such a cook, and she stopped cooking and sewing. She’d forgotten how to thread a needle. All of a sudden, I really realized just how much the programs I was w orking on would help families just like mine.�

As a result, Hobday founded and is CEO of HealthCare Interactive, Inc., a co mpany that has de veloped a n o nline, video-bas ed interactive co mputer demen tia ca re tra ining p rogram called CARES. The CARES program f or p rofessionals a nd fa milies incorporate a n e asy-to-remember a nd e asyto-use approach to care, also called CARES. It stands for C onnect with the person, Assess behavior, Respond appropriately, Evaluate what works, and Share with others.

The ed ucational p rograms a re a imed a t helping profe ssional c aregivers m eet s tate DEMENTIA - TO PAGE 6

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“We know there is a need for God. How much revenge does it take to bring peace? Revenge never brings peace.

We need to find another way.”

Rev. Dr. Arthur Rouner Jr. and his wife, Molly, have worked together as a team at outreach retreats around the world. (Submitted photo)

Pilgrim Center ministers to people worldwide

BY SUE WEBBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Re v. Dr . Ar thur Ro uner, J r. r etired from 32 y ears of service to C olonial Church in Edina in 1994, b ut his ministry still is active.

Even t his summer, as he a nd his wif e, Molly, r elax in C enter O ssipee, N ew Hampshire, he is t uned in t o how p eople are hurting.

“It’s a very important time, quite a critical time in our country’s life,” said Rouner, a r esident o f G olden Valley. “ We wa nt to shout o ut o ur o utrage a bout t hings t hat are happening, but t hat’s not a v ery good background f or co mmunicating a nd g etting anywhere toward helping.

“We need hearts to be healed. We need to see people in a different way. One of the last t hings J esus s aid t o his dis ciples was ‘Love e ach o ther.’ G od has gi ven us q uite a miraculous means for doing that in healing retreats.”

When he r etired f rom f ull-time ministry, Rouner founded the Pilgrim C enter for Reco nciliation, a no nprofit international outreach ministry to help heal individuals a nd co mmunities in R wanda a nd

Burundi w ho w ere vic tims o f t he trauma of genocide and war.

“My friends wanted to be sure I w ould have s omething t o do in r etirement,” Rouner said. “But the very time I was leaving C olonial Ch urch was t he time o f t he horrific genocide [in R wanda]. We b egan our work of reconciliation and forgiveness then. We do it through healing retreats.”

Rouner a nd his wif e tra veled twice a year t o R wanda, B urundi, C ongo, S outh Sudan, and Kenya to lead trauma-healing retreats, tra in r etreat le aders, a nd w ork with national team leaders.

“A retreat means getting together, committing for three days,” Rouner said. “Jesus does wonderful things in broken hearts.”

Rouner said he and his wife have washed 11,000 pairs of feet across t he w orld. “It’s part of t he climax of t he retreat,” he s aid.

“It’s a he avy exp erience t o do i t, a nd t o have it done.”

His last tr ip t o Af rica was in J anuary 2014, Rouner said. His granddaughter accompanied him a nd has g one on to work on s ome in ternational en terprises since then, he said.

Rouner is president emeritus of the Pilgrim Center, which continues to maintain

a small staff under the leadership of its new president, Dr. James Olson, plus a board of directors that helps organize teams once or twice a year.

The Ro uners met in co llege a nd have been ma rried f or 66 y ears. M olly was trained in psychology and also managed a nonprofit for several years. “She wrote the workbook we us e as a guide f or retreats,” Rouner said. “She’s good with s cripts and organization.”

He s till see s peo ple pa storally, Ro uner said. And he and Molly still conduct several retreats each year in Minnesota.

“We are at a very critical time in our own country,” Ro uner s aid. “ I kno w f rom m y experiences in Africa working with people who have had fa mily members murdered that people are tempted to get revenge, and they ha ve r eason to . We k now t here is a need for God. How much revenge does it take to bring peace? Revenge never brings peace. We need to find another way. Now I’m g etting a c hance t o hel p p eople w ork on current things.”

Most r ecently, t hat inc luded meetin g with a group in New Hampshire to discuss current racial t ensions and fear. “We have a c luster o f 30-40 su pporters in no rthern

New Hampshire who gather for meetings and fundraising,” Rouner said.

Already the author of 25 books, Rouner said he’s still writing. “I’m working on the notes o f m y lif e,” he s aid. “ It’s t he r eflections of an old pilgrim. I’ve had a wonderful life.”

A na tive o f P ortsmouth, N ew H ampshire, Ro uner en joys t hree mo nths e ach year in N ew H ampshire. H e sa id h e s till enjoys canoeing and rowing a racing shel l in the early morning. “I’m working at staying alive,” he said.

He s till d oes so me p reaching a t s mall churches in t he summer . “ I do s ome preaching y ear-round b ecause c hurches keeping asking us back,” he said. “I preach and Molly gives the commercial.”

Rouner is a grad uate o f H arvard C ollege, Union Theological Seminary, and Luther Theological S eminary. P rior to co ming to C olonial Church of Edina, Ro uner was t he minist er a t Fir st C ongregational Church o f W illiamsburg, M assachusetts, and at Eliot Church of Newton, Massachusetts.

The Rouners have six children and five grandchildren.

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Long-time staffer ordained at St. Andrew Lutheran

BY SUE WEBBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER By the time you read this, the Rev. Gail Bach will have been at her new assignment for exactly four days.

Bach was o rdained Aug. 14, 2016, as a minister a t S t. Andr ew L utheran Ch urch in Eden Prairie, the fourth minister called to s erve t he 6,000-mem ber co ngregation with three other staff pastors. She received a call f rom t he c hurch in J une t o b e i ts minister of stewardship and evangelism. “ I’m v ery ex cited a nd grateful f or t he opportunity,” s aid B ach, w ho has b een a member of t he church with her h usband, Jim, since 1982.

“My r esponsibilities will inc lude making sure the property is in good shape and that we are using the resources people have provided to us,” she s aid. “I’ll b e overseeing our camp and early learning ministries and evangelism.”

The church sends between 800 and 900 youngsters to c amp e ach ye ar, and mo re than half a re no n-members. “ It’s a h uge ministry f or us,” B ach s aid. “ The s ame is true of our early learning programing. It’s an outreach, and half or more [of the participants] a re no n-members. It’s all fa ithbased, reaching into the community.”

Bach isn ’t ne w t o t he c hurch b y a ny means. B ach has b een o n t he st aff at St .

Andrew since O ctober 1995, first as codirector of the Sonshine Singers and then as a fulltime executive director of Program and Staff M inistry, beginning in 1996 a nd continuing until now. Her job has involved a variety of duties, including ministry with adults and children, teaching Bible studies, leading w orship a nd p reparing financial statements.

Despite t he size o f t he co ngregation, Bach s aid, “ We find a mazing wa ys t o b e small. We have a lot of small groups.”

Although th e co ngregation se rves p rimarily Eden Prairie, it also draws about 15 percent of it s c ongregation f rom C haska/ Chanhassen, a nd o thers f rom S hakopee, Minnetonka and other surrounding communities. The c hurch em ploys 90 p eople, a number t hat incr eases d uring t he summer, w hen co llege students help out with the camp.

“We ha ve a fa bulous st aff,” B ach s aid.

“They kno w t heir r oles a nd r esponsibili-

“It’s not me making all the decisions. You have to let God guide you.

The how and why is God talking to you. You have to learn to listen.

It feels like the right thing now.”

The Rev. Gail Bach was ordained Aug. 14 as the fourth called minister at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie. She will serve as the church’s minister of stewardship and evangelism.

(Submitted photo) ties.”

A na tive o f L eSeuer, M innesota, B ach was ma rried a nd had tw o c hildren w hen she returned to college to get a degr ee in accounting f rom A ugsburg C ollege in Minneapolis. She previously worked in finance and accounting at Pillsbury, Inc. and Jostens. Bach received a master’s degree in divinity from Luther Seminary in 2009.

“My kids have always known me going to school, and that’s not a bad thing,” Bach said. “I was still very much involved in the kids’ activities.”

When she grad uated f rom t he s eminary, Bach requested restriction in r egard to assignmen t, b ecause o f her h usband’s job in the Twin Cities, because the couples’ two c hildren w ere in s chool, her pa rents were aging and she wanted to remain close by.

Her r equest was denied , w hich is no t uncommon, B ach s aid. “ Everybody a nd their brother wants to work in the Minneapolis o r S t. P aul syno d,” she s aid. “ They get paper work from people from all o ver the country who want to get back here.”

After f our y ears, B ach r eopened t alks with the synod and received permission to consider a call.

However, St. Andrew Lutheran Church had just undergone a huge changeover and transition at that time. “I didn’t feel called to leave then,” Bach said. “I felt I had a lo t to offer the congregation in terms of stability.”

She added, “It’s not me makin g all t he decisions. You have to let G od guide y ou.

The ho w a nd w hy is G od t alking t o y ou.

You have to learn to listen. It feels like the right thing now.”

Now with a new senior pastor, the Rev. David L illejord, B ach s aid “ I lo ve w here our church is headed. It’s growing and dynamic, and we have one of the best preachers in town. It’s fun to be part of that.”

One o f t he c urrent p rojects a t S t. Andrew is hel ping a no rth M inneapolis L utheran c hurch w ork t hrough a time o f transition. “ I lik e t o b e b usy a nd t o s ee things acco mplished,” B ach s aid. “ I lik e to go where there is need . Our co ngregation has hel ped w ith finances and elb ow grease.”

Daughter Kaitlin, who has b een working at the church as service minister coordinator, is r eturning to school to work on a master’s degree in social work. “Her passion is service, too,” Bach said.

Son Adam is working in outdoor recreation for 3M at a resort the company uses for employees. Husband Jim works at Polar Tank Trailer near St. Cloud.

When Bach isn’t at the church, she and Jim en joy fishing a nd sp ending time a t a summer home they have near Nevis, Minnesota. She also likes to golf and do crossstitching.

In t he me antime, she is en joying her time of ordination and another new beginning at a church where she has worshipped and worke d for s o m any ye ars. “W e’re growing, and that’s kind of unusual,” Bach said. “We have a lot of baptisms.”

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Seniors wrestle with meaning of life I’m a firm believer that “elder wis dom� is r eal.

This do esn’t im ply t hat the o lder g eneration is smarter or better educated than other age groups.

It si mply me ans t hat older ad ults ha ve had more time to acquire mature in sight, ga in gr eater perspective, d iscern complex co nnections and pick up “life smarts� not a vailable t o y ounger people. After all, age is a tireless teacher.

Those o f us, w ho a re long in t he t ooth, ha ve mastered many profound life less ons. W e figured out t hat lif e is ra ndom.

It do esn’t pla y fa vorites or c onspire a gainst t argeted indi viduals. L ike-

Guest column ... by Bob Ramsey wise, w e’ve dis covered that each of us is smarter, b raver, str onger a nd more r esilient t han w e think we are.

We’ve also learned that life isn’t always linear. As Minneapolis writer Jonathan Odell explains, “Life . . . me anders, flows at times bac k o n i tself; lif e loops and swirls.�

All this wisdom is part of t he gift o f agin g. B ut there i s on e bit of w is-

dom that eludes even the oldest o f t he elders. W e still d on’t kn ow th e a nswer t o t he b ig “ why� o f life. W hat’s i t all a bout?

What’s t he p urpose ?

What’s t he me aning o f life?

This is t he u ltimate riddle t hat co nfounds people of a ll a ges. Br itish playwright Alan Bennett may have said it best, “Life is rather like a tin of sardines — we’re all of us looking for the key.�

Of co urse, t here a re some w ho c laim t o ha ve a ha ndle o n w hy w e’re here. W e all kn ow o f theologians, mystics, philosophers, p undits a nd poets who offer their own take o n t he me aning o f

Elder abuse is pervasive and takes a toll Elder financial abuse is pervasive and it takes a to ll. Elder financial abuse includes identity theft, draining of an elder’s assets via tele phone, I nternet o r mai l s cams as well as a caregiver’s appropriation of an elder’s ass ets f or p ersonal ga in, co ntrary t o that person’s needs or wishes.

The Better Business Bureau offers these tips to help prevent elder financial abuse: • M ake sur e y ou ha ve mo re t han o ne trusted person in your financial corner. • Pla n ahe ad t o p rotect ass ets a nd ensure your wishes are followed.

• Consult with a licensed financial planner o r a ttorney b efore signin g co mplex agreements. • Build relationships with professionals involved in your finances who can assist in monitoring for suspicious activity. • L imit your us e of cash (usin g checks and credit cards leaves a paper trail).

People who have experienced or suspect elder financial abuse can report the matter to: M innesota A ttorney G eneral a t 651296-3353, and their local law enforcement agency.

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Nurses: Taking the faith journey FROM PAGE 1 with a difficult illness,” Sundeen said.

The F aith C ommunity N urses meet mo nthly wi th t he b roader networks of faith nurses in the Twin Cities ar ea to a ttend wo rkshops, shar e resources and encourage and pray for each other.

Sundeen, a wido w w ho has li ved in L akeville f or 45 y ears, gr ew u p in no rthern M innesota. S he r etired three y ears ag o a fter a lif etime as a registered n urse a t a va riety o f lo cations in t he T win Ci ties. S he is involved wi th m any c hurch a ctivities, plus Bible study, and she is a gardener.

She has tw o sons and two grandchildren in Tennessee. “ I ha ve a w onderful lif e,” S undeen said. “I’m not bored at all. I a m blessed.”

Joanne Hall Joanne H all of Pr ior L ake, a lso a Faith C ommunity N urse a t T rinity, retired 18 mo nths ag o f rom her job as an analyst with a he alth insurance carrier.

“I w ent t hrough t he fa ith co m-

munity course 10 y ears ago, and I’ve worked with Alice as I am able to,” she s aid. “We wo rk as o ften as w e’re needed; w e ha ve no s et s chedule.

Our exp erience a nd a bilities r eally define what we do best. We focus on the physical, but we also bring in t he spiritual asp ect. I t’s a w hole p erson ministry.”

Their w ork ra nges f rom fa milies with new babies to people in hospice care, Hall said.

Raised in s outheast M innesota, Hall r eceived h er n ursing d egree a t Gustavus Adolphus C ollege. Pr ior to retirement, her n ursing ca reer t ook her to hospitals in Ro chester and St. Paul. “I touched a lot of parts of nursing,” Hall said.

She has tw o gr own c hildren a nd two grandsons.

Mary Gardeen This is t he s econd c hurch w here Mary Ga rdeen has us ed her n ursing skills. S he b rought 10 y ears o f exp erience at the 200-member First Covenant Ch urch in do wntown M inneapolis to her w ork at Trinity Church in Lakeville.

DEMENTIA - FROM PAGE 2 dementia training requirements across the country. A s eparate CARES p rogram is available for family members who are caring for loved ones at home.

Because o f his exp erience wi th his grandmother, H obday s aid, “ My w ork became so v ery pe rsonal. I t bec ame m y life’s missio n. I mak e v ery f ew decisio ns without my grandma in mind; she ’s had a huge, huge impact. My experience with my grandma taught me t hat being a ca regiver isn’t easy.”

In 2004, H obday b egan w orking wi th the n ational o ffice o f t he Alzheimer ’s A ssociation. H e is t he p rincipal in vestigator for m ultiple r esearch gra nts t hrough t he National Institutes of Health.

His co mpany no w em ploys nine f ulltime people, plus more than 25 consultants around t he co untry w ho co ntribute wr iting, video taping, edi ting a nd o ther facets of production. The company celebrated its 19th anniversary June 26.

“I co uldn’t h ave d esigned a jo b th at would be any better for me,” said Hobday, a resident of Minnetonka. “I absolutely love

She and her husband, a Twin Cities health ca re administ rator, a lso ha ve served as medical missionaries in Ecuador for 22 years. “We’ve always felt called to preach and share the gospel,” Gardeen said.

After returning home f rom Ec uador in 2000, Ga rdeen took a 40-hour class on faith community nursing. “I felt i t was a gr eat fit,” she s aid. “Another nurse and I started the program [at the downtown church].”

Gardeen, a r esident o f B urnsville for 16 y ears, grew up in Robb insdale and received her nursing degree from Gustavus Adolphus College.

She b egan v olunteering a t T rinity in 2012. “ We do a nice va riety of things,” she said. “There are a va riety of ag es a nd ma ny o pportunities f or service. We try to provide caring with some knowledge. We take the journey with p eople a nd hel p t hem t o mak e choices.”

She a nd her h usband ha ve f our grown s ons a nd nine gra ndchildren.

The Gardeens are planning to return to s ervice in Ec uador e arly in 2017, Gardeen said.

what I do.

“We focus on being interactive and making t hings in teresting, b ut w e als o f ocus on t he importance of recognition for st aff members a nd fa milies. C aregivers ha ve a great deal to do with outcomes simply because o f t heir a pproach. The Alzheimer’s Association ca n cer tify a nyone w ho co mpletes o ne o f five CARES p rograms. M y goal is t o change the way dementia care is delivered by professional a nd fa mily ca regivers, both nationally and internationally.”

The p rograms enco urage ca regivers t o allow people with dementia to do what they are still able to do. Maybe they can’t dress themselves co mpletely, b ut t hey mig ht b e able to put on a s carf, a sw eater, or a b elt, for example.

What sets his p rogram apart is t hat his company has filmed r eal peo ple wi th d ementia in 18 different st ates, no t ac tors.

“The caregivers work with families to select the people we film,” Hobday said. “It is amazing j ust ho w c lose y ou g et t o p eople with demen tia a nd t heir ca regivers a fter two or t hree days of filming. I kno w t hey won’t remember me, but I f eel the need t o

About Faith Community Nurses Once call ed pa rish n urses, th e v olunteers have worked in metr o area churches since a bout 1980, but weren’t organized until 2004, when the Faith C ommunity N urse N etwork (FCNN) was formed.

“A fa ith co mmunity nurse is a n exp erienced, actively licen sed r egistered nurse (RN) w ho has completed sp ecialized professional nursing education f ocused o n in tentional ca re o f t he sp irit in the faith community setting,” according to the organization’s website. “ She is kno wledgeable in two a reas – p rofessional n ursing a nd sp iritual care.”

The in terfaith s ervice o rganization a ims t o “champion fa ith co mmunity n ursing t hrough professional education, communications and networking, program funding, research, and leadership opportunities,” the website said.

The network now provides programs and services to more than 350 Faith Community Nurses in an estimated 235 congregations of all faiths.

say g oodbye t o t hem a fter e ach filming.

This is someone’s mother, father, grandparent, husband or wife.”

More t han 100,000 p eople ha ve b een trained nationally in CARES during the last 19 years, and more than 1 million people a year wi th t he dis ease a re impacted by t he program, Hobday said.

Hobday’s gra ndma died o f Alzheimer ’s in 2004, at the age of 96, after 3 ½ y ears in a care center. “If we had known the ways of connecting, or what was p ossible, it would have c hanged a lo t a bout o ur fa mily’s a pproach a nd r eactions wi th m y gra ndma,” Hobday said.

According t o t he Alzheimer ’s A ssociation, more t han 5 millio n Amer icans c urrently have Alzheimer’s, and that number is expected to skyrocket by 2050. The level of care needed p rogresses as t he disease progresses.

“If caregivers can simply figure out a few key facts about the person’s life (she was a nurse, he worked for an insurance company, the family enjoyed time each summer at a lake cabin), they can use that information to p rovide m uch b etter ca re a nd hel p p ut

the peo ple th ey ca re f or a t ea se,” H obday said. “ It s ounds sim ple, b ut i t is a mazing how much simply slowing down and talking about something meaningful to people with t he dis ease ca n c hange y our interaction with them.”

Ann Swanson, one of the firm’s consultants, has j ust b ecome cer tified by the Alzheimer’s A ssociation, usin g t he CARES program.

As a yoga instructor and fundraiser with a bac kground in ma nagement, mer chandising, and retail/wholesale sales, Swanson said she has had exp erience in w orking with peo ple o f all ba ckgrounds, a ges a nd experiences.

“Back in t he e arly 2000s, I als o exp erienced t he p rofound effects o f Alzheimer ’s on a family as well as the individual, when my father-in-law was diagnos ed and within a f ew y ears succ umbed t o t he dis ease,” Swanson s aid. “ My h usband was v ery involved in his ca re and I wi tnessed the disease’s progression and all of the various behaviors that are a r esult of Alzheimer’s. It’s something I’ll never forget.”

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