THE AVONDALE CLASS OF ’65 REUNION- PREBITS

The Avondale High School Class of 1965 is nationally unheralded but I am confident is the best graduating class in America for that decade by any measure: size, sports championships, SAT scores, musical talent, cheerleading, admissions to Ivy League schools and Dekalb...
Where there’s a WILL, there’s a WAY!

Where there’s a WILL, there’s a WAY!

My wife Kathleen and I put the Wesley Woods Foundation in our wills. WHY?? Gratitude We spent 28 years of our lives as part of Wesley Woods. My late mother was an early volunteer and continued as one throughout her adult life. She lived there for four years and read...
One of Those Places

One of Those Places

Quality long term care—regardless of the category—should be an automatic public expectation. There should only be two kinds of providers: The EXCELLENT and the NON-EXISTENT. Not the perfect—the care you give in your home to a loved one isn’t perfect. In recent days,...
The Hallowed Ground of Caregiving

The Hallowed Ground of Caregiving

Let’s talk about what I think may be the most important “labor” in the world—caregiving, whether paid or volunteer. a labor of love! Did you know: 70% of us will need care—most of us will be caregivers AND receivers! 80% of nursing home care goes on in family homes;...