with age comes conviction.

The group! Courtney, Kylie, Me, Alex, Mia and Bobbi!

She is 99 years old!

This is Eva holding Kylie's hand. She has alzheimers and talks in an etremely low voice. We'd worked with her last year. She was so sweet and wanted to leave with us.

This is Donna, one of the most functioning women we talked to, with Mia. She was a riot!

This is Alex with Mary, who was an actress and model in her time. She posed for every picture.




This is Courtney with one of the women who didn't speak very well. She was adorable, though. And she never left her hat. She even put it on after she'd had her hair done.

I have come to a realization. After our trip to the nursing home friday, I figured out why this year had gone so much smoother and easier.

When you work face to face with these men and women, you realize that these people have been on this planet so much longer than you have. Not only are they passionate about the few things they can still do, but many of them, even through alzheimers and other diseases, aren't afraid to speak up for themselves and what they believe in. I'd never thought about that before.