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The Voice of Seguin Today
Volume 55, Number 092
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Nursing Home, Healthcare Hero parade slated for tomorrow in Seguin By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
like many other areas have but I know that people have definitely taken it serious. People have been very care. Our staff at Advance been very careful in everything we’ve done so people’s lives have definitely been effected by this,” said Guenther.
(Seguin) – A community parade this Wednesday is hoping to “Make A Difference” in the lives of some very important people. The community parade being routed to travel in front of local nursing homes and assisted living facilities is the community’s attempt to not only bring joy to the residents but to recognize the healthcare heroes serving them around the clock. The parade is being called the Making A Difference: Healthcare Hero’s and Nursing Home Week Parade.
Guenther says they are especially excited about others who have also committed to parading around town in support of these very deserving groups of people. “It is community support. We have reached out and we’ve had great response from the mayor, the city manager, from Seguin PD, to Fire and EMS, to the sheriff’s department, to local physicians – Dr. (Terri) Quebedeaux would like to participate, the hospital, hospice has been wanting to participate. We have some local farmers who are bringing tractors and I just really want people to have patience because this has been a time of patience and this has been a time of change and if people realize it is really just about supporting the community and if you really think about these residents who don’t get to see things like this and who don’t get to have the happiness of seeing the outside right now. So all of the facilities are excited. Again, it’s a celebration of our nursing homes and I don’t think they get the recognition that I think they should in our community. That’s a very hard job. So, again if you can just take a pause, have a little patience with us as we travel through. This started out a very small project and it has grown to a very large project because people are very passionate in our community and support our people so well and want to see the happiness of these residents and just bring them some joy,” said Guenther. See HERO, page 7
Among those leading the effort is Misti AbrameitGuenther, of Advanced Home Health. Guenther says there is no underlying group or business organizing the parade just a community who wants to simply show its support as we continue to fight through this COVID-19 pandemic. "The driving force was the fact that we know that our nursing homes have been shut in and our residents had not been able to see a whole of activity outside of their building at all and it’s Nursing Home Week this week so we thought what a better time in order to coordinate efforts to be able to go through. The weather has been nice and for the residents to see some happiness and just put some smiles on peoples’ faces. In addition, it is also our celebration of our health care heroes. We all know that health heroes have been staying really careful in trying to quarantine themselves and be there on the frontlines. I know that we have not had a severe outbreak here
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