WHAT
CLIENTS SAY ABOUT ANNE
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“Looking
back, I'm shocked at how much was accomplished in such a short amount
of time. Our first "family" meeting with you was on July
15th, and by November 13th we had Mom safe and sound! Before we met
you, we had spent over six months in crisis mode with our mom. She was barely 70 pounds when you stepped in
to help us, and today she weighs a very healthy 94 pounds (and
counting!!!!) I just don't know what we would have done without you.
Christmas 2007
was one of the most stressful, unhappy holidays I can ever remember.
This Christmas was one of the happiest - and everyone in our family, including
our mom, keeps talking about how wonderful it was. We owe that
to you and your help and guidance.”
- R. Tanham,
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“Coordinating
benefits and attention from a distance of 1500 miles and across borders, I was
relieved to have the help of Anne Lucas to ensure my mother’s safe return to
her home where she now lives comfortably with full-time supervision. I was able to give proper attention to my
mother’s needs and to attend to some of my own affairs at the same time. It was especially helpful to have access to a
professional opinion, to local resources and to a good listener when I could
not be there with my mother.
“I was referred
to Anne while trying to manage my mother's care long distance from
- D. Desmond,
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“I was falling
apart after two months of medical nightmares following my husband’s fall. By chance I was directed to Anne
Lucas. When she took over managing the
ever-changing crises, everything improved rapidly. Her advice to me was always on target, from
direction to excellent medical services to social support for my husband, and
finally with superb home care and hospice.
I was able to move forward with confidence and to accept Bill’s
death. Anne accomplished what she did
for us with that hard-to-find quality – compassion.”
- C. Green,
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“A long process
was involved in finding the best living arrangements for our family’s severely
disabled sister. Her aberrant behavior
magnified every medical set-back. Financial and legal arrangements had to be tightened. For the first time in a decade of attempting
to manage our sister's care, Anne was able to reduce the daily chaos and sense
of hopelessness to an extreme minimum and the quality of life for the caregivers
– her siblings - has increased dramatically!
As difficult as our unusual situation was, she is now happily settled in
a community where she has friends, good medical attention and limits on her
impulses.”
- S. O’Keefe,
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“Fifteen minutes
with you was often all it took for us to see new solutions to the care concerns
we had for Bob's mom. Those brief sessions
saw us through her mental decline and hospitalizations, and led us to the happy
time we had with her at home on hospice with caregivers filling in the gaps we
couldn't handle ourselves. Your good counseling extended to the
terrible months in court over the estate issues. We truly could not have
weathered these years alone and we certainly wouldn't be able to look back with
the satisfaction and pride of knowing that we did the very best for our mom.”
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T. and B. Peters,
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“Getting you
involved with my family has been the greatest help to me. You have
made dealing with my parents a lot less stressful. Knowing I'm not alone
and have positive solutions available to me really helps.”
- M.
West,