Commun ty Matters Parsons Presbyterian Manor
CNAs make a difference Rev. Jennifer Dawson, Pastor First Presbyterian Church Parsons
Betty Olmsted, overcomer
August 2018
There are many ways to make a difference in the world. We are all called to make the world a better place. Some people make a difference through a smile. Some of us make a difference in our work. The CNAs of Presbyterian Manor make a difference every time they come to work.
I see caring CNAs each time I visit Presbyterian Manor. I hear them laughing with residents. I see the concern they have for each of the people they touch. It is a hard job. I was a CNA several years ago. I still remember many of the people I served each day. There was Beatrice, who would argue with me every time I came into her room. By the time I was ready to leave that position, Beatrice and I were good friends. I learned that if I took a few minutes to fill up her water, she would let me do whatever it was I had to do. I remember the long nights of helping people, one after another. I remember how hard it was to lose a beloved resident. And,
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Betty Olmsted shares her positive attitude every day of her life.
In 1926, Betty Olmsted entered this world into a lessthan-ideal situation, but anyone who knows her story can certainly say she’s made the most of what she was given, and even what she wasn’t given. Born to parents who married but never lived together, Betty’s upbringing was
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