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ur V
alue
d C
areg
iver
s, O
ver t
he p
ast s
ever
al m
onth
s, m
any
of y
ou h
ave
aske
d if
ther
e w
as a
way
that
you
cou
ld g
et v
ario
us a
rticl
es o
f clo
thin
g w
ith
the
Vis
iting
Ang
els l
ogo.
I a
m p
leas
ed to
ann
ounc
e a
new
pro
gram
that
will
allo
w y
ou to
ch
oose
from
a v
arie
ty o
f clo
thin
g ty
pes a
nd c
olor
s tha
t will
pr
oudl
y an
d pr
ofes
sion
ally
dis
play
the
Vis
iting
Ang
els
logo
. Th
ere
are
a fe
w c
hoic
es th
at a
re a
vaila
ble
toda
y, b
ased
on
feed
back
from
man
y of
you
. W
e ex
pect
to a
dd a
few
add
ition
al
item
s ove
r the
com
ing
mon
ths t
o ex
pand
you
r sel
ectio
n.
I’m
als
o ha
ppy
to in
form
you
that
we
will
pay
50%
of t
he c
ost
on a
ll ite
ms y
ou o
rder
!!
So, p
leas
e re
view
the
clot
hing
that
is a
vaila
ble
toda
y to
you
at
50%
OFF
in th
e fly
ers t
hat h
ave
been
sent
out
alre
ady.
You
may
st
op b
y th
e of
fice
and
plac
e yo
ur o
rder
s with
Mic
helle
at a
ny
time.
A
s alw
ays,
than
k yo
u fo
r all
you
do fo
r our
che
rishe
d cl
ient
s and
th
e to
p qu
ality
repu
tatio
n yo
u bu
ild fo
r Vis
iting
Ang
els.
Sinc
erel
y,
Tom
Th
omas
Dol
an
Pres
iden
t G
reat
Poi
nt L
LC /
dba
Vis
iting
Ang
els
Palli
ativ
e C
are
Cer
tific
atio
n fo
r C
areg
iver
s V
isiti
ng A
ngel
s is a
lead
ing
prov
ider
of p
rivat
e du
ty
hom
e ca
re se
rvic
es. T
hrou
gh o
ur c
ontin
uum
of c
are
serv
ices
, we
are
able
to p
rovi
de q
ualit
y, c
ompe
tent
, an
d su
ppor
tive
care
to e
nric
h th
e liv
es o
f tho
se w
e se
rve.
V
isiti
ng A
ngel
s has
ado
pted
a P
allia
tive
Car
e ph
iloso
phy
that
inte
grat
es b
est p
ract
ices
to e
ffec
tivel
y su
ppor
t our
clie
nts a
nd th
eir f
amili
es.
The
purp
ose
of th
is e
duca
tiona
l pro
gram
is to
impa
rt kn
owle
dge
to o
ur c
areg
iver
s and
pro
vide
a se
t of b
est
prac
tices
that
will
enh
ance
car
e an
d im
prov
e cl
ient
ou
tcom
es. O
ur g
oal i
s to
prev
ent p
oten
tial p
robl
ems
thro
ugh
proa
ctiv
e su
ppor
tive
care
. O
ur c
areg
iver
s can
cal
l the
off
ice
and
let u
s kno
w th
at
they
are
inte
rest
ed in
bei
ng c
ertif
ied
in P
allia
tive
Car
e. W
e w
ill k
eep
you
post
ed o
n w
hen
clas
ses w
ill
be a
vaila
ble.
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arel
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isiti
ng A
ngel
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ood
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e R
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okfie
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T
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isiti
ng A
ngel
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om th
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ight
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INS
IDE
T
HIS
IS
SU
E:
Tom
Dolan
1
Angel I
n Th
e Spot
Light
1
Notes
from
Patt
i - C
ommu
nity
Relat
ions
2
Ed &
Ann
Wick
s 2
Happ
y Bir
thday
Chest
er
3
Visitin
g An
gels
Careg
iver T
rain-
ing
3
Hallo
ween
Part
y 3
Best
of Broo
k-fie
ld 4
50% O
ff Ap
parel
4
Ange
l In
The S
pot L
ight
— Su
san
Balla
FALL
201
2
VO
LU
ME
6
,
IS
SU
E
3
proa
ch to
tota
l car
e
N
ew O
n-Li
ne T
rain
ing
prog
ram
for a
ll C
areg
iver
s be
ing
depl
oyed
Janu
ary
1,
2013
to fu
rther
enr
ich
our
Car
egiv
ers
Spec
ial E
mpl
oyee
off
er
to o
rder
Vis
iting
Ang
els
clot
hing
and
we
are
pick
ing
up 5
0% o
f the
cos
t
D
eplo
ymen
t of C
lear
C
are
On-
Line
sche
dulin
g an
d m
anag
emen
t sof
twar
e to
impr
ove
our o
vera
ll ef
fi-ci
ency
W
ishi
ng y
ou a
ll a
won
derf
ul
and
safe
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umn
and
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our-
age
you
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iew
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new
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te a
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iting
ange
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Thom
as D
olan
Pr
esid
ent
Gre
at P
oint
LLC
/ db
a V
isiti
ng
Ang
els
Mot
her n
atur
e ha
s bee
n m
akin
g it
clea
r tha
t sum
mer
has
com
e to
an
end
and
the
beau
ty o
f Fal
l in
New
Eng
land
is fi
rmly
in
plac
e. T
he b
eaut
iful c
olor
s tha
t no
w g
race
our
hill
side
s and
the
bris
k, fr
esh
air h
as re
plac
ed th
e ho
t sun
ny d
ays o
f the
pas
t few
m
onth
s. It
is a
gre
at ti
me
of
year
, my
favo
rite,
to g
et o
utsi
de
with
you
r won
derf
ul A
ngel
C
areg
iver
s, fa
mily
and
frie
nds
and
have
a li
ttle
wal
k or
ride
in
the
fres
h ai
r. H
ere
at V
isiti
ng A
ngel
s we
have
be
en b
usy,
to sa
y th
e le
ast!
We
are
so h
appy
that
due
to th
e w
onde
rful
Car
egiv
ers a
nd C
li-en
ts w
e ha
ve, t
he p
hone
s hav
e be
en ri
ngin
g as
man
y ne
w fa
mi-
lies a
nd in
divi
dual
s are
reac
hing
ou
t and
allo
win
g us
to p
rovi
de
the
high
est l
evel
of q
ualit
y ca
re
avai
labl
e in
the
area
. A
hug
e th
ank
you
goes
out
to o
ur C
li-en
ts a
nd C
areg
iver
s.
In a
dditi
on to
wor
king
with
new
an
d ex
istin
g cl
ient
s, w
e ha
ve
been
bus
y on
man
y ot
her f
ront
s w
ith a
focu
s on
addi
tiona
l ser
-vi
ces a
nd p
rogr
ams f
or o
ur c
li-en
ts, a
dded
edu
catio
nal p
ro-
gram
s for
our
Car
egiv
ers a
nd
impr
oved
syst
ems w
ithin
the
busi
ness
. In
this
Fal
l edi
tion
of o
ur H
ome
Tim
es N
ewsl
ette
r, I u
rge
you
to re
ad a
bout
man
y of
the
follo
win
g ac
tiviti
es a
re
note
d:
Oct
ober
31st
Hal
low
een
Party
for o
ur c
lient
s and
C
areg
iver
s in
the
Ann
ex
Cur
rent
pla
nnin
g to
op
en th
e A
nnex
1-2
tim
es
per w
eek
for t
he e
njoy
men
t an
d re
laxa
tion
of o
ur c
lient
s
Pl
anni
ng u
nder
way
for
our H
olid
ay P
arty
R
ecog
nitio
n of
som
e of
ou
r ver
y Sp
ecia
l Car
egiv
ers
Palli
ativ
e C
are
Trai
ning
O
ct/N
ov fo
r Car
egiv
ers.
Prov
idin
g a
soot
hing
ap-
Sue
join
ed V
isiti
ng A
ngel
s af
ter w
orki
ng 2
6 ye
ars p
rovi
d-in
g nu
rsin
g ca
re fo
r the
nun
s in
a c
onve
nt in
Rid
gefie
ld.
The
conv
ent c
lose
d an
d Su
e jo
ined
the
staf
f of V
isiti
ng
Ang
els.
She
is a
dev
oted
car
e-gi
ver,
and
has p
rovi
ded
ex-
cept
iona
l hom
e ca
re a
ssis
-ta
nce
to n
umer
ous V
isiti
ng
Ang
els c
lient
s ove
r the
pas
t 7
year
s. Su
e is
an
activ
e an
d in
volv
ed a
dvoc
ate
havi
ng
serv
ed o
n th
e lo
cal c
omm
is-
sion
on
agin
g, a
nd is
cur
rent
ly
a vo
lunt
eer s
tate
adv
ocat
e fo
r A
AR
P. S
ue e
njoy
s hel
ping
bo
th th
e yo
ung
and
elde
rly.
She
and
her h
usba
nd K
eith
ha
ve h
oste
d se
vent
een
ex-
chan
ge st
uden
ts d
urin
g th
eir
26 y
ears
of m
arria
ge. S
he is
a
Cer
tifie
d N
ursi
ng A
ssis
tant
,
Not
ary
Publ
ic, a
nd h
olds
cer
-tif
icat
es in
par
aleg
al, b
usin
ess
man
agem
ent,
and
bibl
ical
st
udie
s. Su
e is
stud
ying
soci
-ol
ogy
and
plan
s to
grad
uate
w
ith a
BA
in Ju
ne 2
013.
Sue
’s
ener
gy, w
illin
gnes
s to
step
in
to h
elp
othe
rs a
nd h
er lo
yalty
to
Vis
iting
Ang
els a
re o
nly
a fe
w e
xam
ples
of t
he sp
irit a
nd
char
acte
r of t
his a
maz
ing
wom
an.
Than
k yo
u fo
r all
you
do!
PA
GE
2
Pa
tti’s
Com
mun
ity N
ews
Lo
okin
g ba
ck o
ver t
he p
ast
3 m
onth
s we
have
bee
n bu
sy
prov
idin
g m
onth
ly c
areg
iver
tra
inin
g cl
asse
s, at
tend
ing
netw
orki
ng m
eetin
gs a
t ne
ighb
orin
g as
sist
ed li
ving
co
mm
uniti
es, a
nd m
eetin
g w
ith o
ur V
isiti
ng N
urse
ag
ency
par
tner
s. O
ver 2
0 ca
regi
vers
hav
e re
gula
rly
atte
nded
our
mon
thly
trai
n-in
g cl
asse
s; in
June
we
hear
d a
repr
esen
tativ
e sp
eak
from
the
Alz
heim
er’s
Ass
o-ci
atio
n on
tips
to c
are
for t
he
pers
on a
ffec
ted
by th
e di
s-ea
se. J
uly’
s tra
inin
g ex
-pa
nded
on
impr
ovin
g sk
ills
to in
volv
e ou
r clie
nts i
n en
-ric
hing
act
iviti
es fo
r men
tal
and
phys
ical
act
ivity
. Au-
gust
feat
ured
a h
olis
tic
heal
th c
oach
who
spok
e ab
out h
ealth
y co
okin
g an
d sh
ared
reci
pes f
or p
repa
ring
nutri
tious
mea
ls. S
epte
m-
ber’
s cla
ss h
eld
a liv
ely
dis-
cuss
ion
of th
e do
’s a
nd
don’
ts o
f Car
egiv
ing
and
a re
view
of T
he B
asic
12
rule
s fo
r exc
elle
nce
in C
areg
iv-
ing.
We
will
con
tinue
m
onth
ly tr
aini
ng w
hich
is
usua
lly h
eld
on th
e 3r
d W
edne
sday
of e
very
mon
th.
We
wel
com
e yo
ur su
gges
-tio
ns fo
r pro
gram
s tha
t you
w
ould
like
incl
uded
. Th
e A
lzhe
imer
’s su
ppor
t gr
oup
for f
amily
car
egiv
ers
mee
ts m
onth
ly a
t 12
noon
on
the
3rd
Tues
day
in th
e A
NN
EX. A
nyon
e in
nee
d of
su
ppor
tive
conv
ersa
tion
is
wel
com
e to
atte
nd.
Join
us f
or o
ur H
allo
wee
n pa
rty w
ith p
rizes
for t
he b
est
cost
umes
, bin
go, a
nd so
m
uch
fun.
W
e al
l wis
h Li
nda
Gai
ta a
re
war
ding
and
rela
re-
tirem
ent.
She
stay
s in
touc
h an
d se
nds h
er lo
ve to
all.
FL
U S
EASO
N IS
AP-
PRO
AC
HIN
G—
TIM
E TO
G
ET V
AC
CIN
ATE
D
Maj
or c
hain
stor
es a
lso
offe
r w
alk-
in fl
u cl
inic
s suc
h as
C
VS,
Wal
gree
ns, a
nd R
ite
Aid
. Flu
clin
ics a
re a
lso
avai
labl
e at
Bro
okfie
ld
Tow
n H
all M
onda
y O
ct.
18th
and
Oct
. 25t
h fr
om
1pm
—3p
m.
Vis
iting
Ang
els w
ants
you
to
stay
wel
l and
pro
tect
you
r cl
ient
s fro
m e
xpos
ure.
We
will
reim
burs
e yo
u fo
r the
co
st o
f the
vac
cina
tion.
Sub
-m
it a
rece
ipt t
o M
iche
lle in
th
e of
fice
and
stay
hea
lthy
this
seas
on. H
ere
are
som
e re
com
men
datio
ns fr
om th
e C
ente
r for
Dis
ease
Con
trol
to p
reve
nt th
e sp
read
of t
he
viru
s: G
et V
acci
nate
d ea
rly.
Prac
tice
good
hyg
iene
, was
h
your
han
ds w
ith so
ap a
nd
wat
er, u
se h
and
sani
tizer
, an
d co
ugh
and
snee
ze in
to a
tis
sue
or sl
eeve
. Kee
p ha
nds
away
from
mou
th a
nd e
yes.
If y
ou d
o fe
el si
ck S
TAY
H
OM
E. If
you
do
feel
like
yo
u ar
e ge
tting
sick
, see
yo
ur d
octo
r, an
d yo
u ca
n ge
t an
ant
ivira
l med
icin
e su
ch
as T
amaf
lu o
r Rel
enza
.
Ann
and
Ed
Wic
ks o
f Dan
bury
hos
ted
a ga
ther
ing
of o
ver 5
0 fr
iend
s and
fam
ily a
t Tw
o St
eps G
rille
in D
anbu
ry o
n Se
pt.
23rd
. The
par
ty w
as th
e id
ea o
f San
dy
Mac
k, a
Vis
iting
Ang
els c
areg
iver
who
he
lped
Ed
Wic
ks re
cove
r fro
m a
bro
ken
hip
this
sum
mer
. Whi
le re
cove
ring
from
su
rger
y, S
andy
sugg
este
d Ed
, 89,
shou
ld
cele
brat
e w
ith a
par
ty w
hen
he re
turn
ed
hom
e. A
nd th
at h
e di
d.
Left
to R
ight
: Bea
Gol
ub, A
nnie
Orr
, (p
hysi
cal t
hera
pist
) Wen
dy F
iorio
, and
Ed
Wic
ks.
PA
GE
3
Ha
ppy
98th
Birt
hday
Ches
ter
Her
e is
a w
onde
rful
pic
ture
of
Che
ster
and
his
car
egiv
er
Mar
ie.
H
appy
98t
h
Bir
thda
y
Che
ster
!
Visit
ing
Ange
ls Ca
regi
ver T
rain
ing
Class
OCT
25th
@ 6p
m
Vis
iting
Ang
els i
s hos
ting
our n
ext c
areg
iver
trai
ning
cl
ass o
n
Thu
rsda
y, O
ctob
er 2
5th
in
the
AN
NEX
fr
om 6
pm to
8pm
. Pl
ease
mak
e a
note
of t
he
time
chan
ge. F
or th
is c
lass
on
ly!
We
will
dis
cuss
Pre
ssur
e Po
int T
hera
py. A
nd th
en a
ll at
tend
ees w
ill re
ceiv
e a
com
plim
enta
ry M
ASS
AG
E.
The
clas
s and
mas
sage
s will
be
pro
vide
d by
the
Phys
icia
ns H
ealth
and
In
jury
Cen
ter o
f Dan
bury
. W
e w
ill le
arn
how
to fi
nd
and
treat
the
pres
sure
poi
nt
for:
Low
ene
rgy
H
eada
ches
Bac
k Pa
in
Si
nus/
alle
rgie
s
Jo
int a
nd m
uscu
lar
ache
s
Car
pal t
unne
l
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