The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions with some highs and definite lows, all of which have been amplified by the global pandemic we are all dealing with.

The high notes… Tabitha, who manages our Puget Sound market welcomed her first child- a health baby boy just over 3 weeks ago. She is on maternity leave for the next several weeks and I have shared some cute pics on our Retirement Connection Facebook page. We also welcomed Michael Radut to our team two weeks ago. He had been volunteering with us for a few months but is now officially part of our team.

A few frustrations… We are working through some bugs on the new CareAvailability.com site we rolled out last month, but super excited to see so many users updating and visitors coming to the site to find care. A huge shout out to those that have helped us find issues and make adjustments. We are in the midst of hiring a new website developer to keep pace with the changes and updates.

Now the low (deep breath)… Our team has been very distracted the past 2-3 weeks as we have waited for medical test results and last week learned that my husband’s cancer has returned. He started chemo last week to begin the new fight! Lyman and I both are very lucky to have a great support network and work with the most amazing team. I am forever grateful to be surrounded by so much love, not to mention their incredible work ethic. Being a small family business, we don’t really get to take much of a break when a crisis occurs. We still need to hit the print deadline; we still need to update websites; we still need to deliver guides, etc.. The people on my team carry more than their share of the load every day.

We are starting to promote the new site CareAvailability.com more to the public and I was on KOIN am news recently to share the new resource, as well as to highlight some of the positive things our sponsors are doing to best care for their seniors. We have just completed another huge mailing due to increase in clinic and physician offices sharing the guide. We have also seen an increase in the requests to mail guides to seniors because libraries and senior centers are not open to pick up a copy- we never charge postage. We have also worked with local stores and pharmacies to have the guides more available at their locations. The work continues!.