HER PASSION + aging
Embracing Our Elders
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BY JENNEY EGERTSON
here was a reason I loved my job in high school, when I served as a part-time receptionist for a suburban nursing home. A reason I was thrilled when the recreations director put me in charge of summer activities for the residents. A reason I tried twice
— although somewhat unsuccessfully — to serve as a nurse’s aide during college. And it wasn’t about altruism.
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