Amy4

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Hi! My name is Amy Farr. I am a wife and mother of 4 great kids! 2 of my own (ages 19 & 16) and 2 I have been gifted with by marriage (ages 8 & 6). I live in a rural area of upstate NY, and absolutely love the outdoors. I have a dog, a black lab/blue heeler/boston terrier mix, who is my constant companion on adventures on our property and at local parks and creeks :)

Nearly my entire adult life has been as a caregiver. I became a certfied nursing assistant in 1992, a licensed practical nurse in 1995. My specialty is the elderly, specifically, those with Dementia and Alzheimers. I can relate and "get through" to them in a way others find challenging. It just always came naturally to me. To reach someone who is, on the outside, "too far gone", is simply breathtaking. Having moments where you touch the spot inside an angry confused person, to calm and assuage them so they will eat, or take a much needed medication, or simply lay down to rest, is the essence of what being a caregiver is.

As I progress on Street Articles, I am hoping to not only gain an audience. I am hoping to learn more about myself and others in the aging population; their families and what has been and what is to be down the road in the realm of senior care.

Here is a quote from someone I truly admire:

All my life I've been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.

BILLY GRAHAM, Newsweek, Aug. 14, 2006

I'd like to begin learning how to teach others how to grow old... This is just my beginning! How exciting it is!