No Goal is Out of Reach In this day and age education has increased in prestige. Education is sought after by both young and old, rich and poor. There is something inside of us that yearns to learn; a thirst that can only be quenched by increasing our knowledge. Most people think that when one stays at a long-term care facility that all educational ventures end, however, that is not the case. Our very own Jack Taylor is the perfect example of that. A couple of months ago Jack told the staff that he wanted to get his GED. Since Learning is one of the three pillars that make us who we are as a company, it was only natural for us to help Jack attain his scholarly goals. Of course we wanted to do everything we could to make this possible for him, so ideas of how to make it happen started flowing. We have numerous family members stop by and visit their family members multiple times a week, but there was one who stood out in our minds. To say that Mary Webb is a retired educator is a grievous understatement. She received her Bachelor of Science in education from Illinois State University, and shortly after suffered a stroke. Not to let this ruin her hopes of becoming a math educator she had to relearn everything in her respective field of study. Unrelenting Mrs. Webb made a full recovery, and went on to teach at the elementary, middle, and high school levels for 10 years. She then returned and earned her Master of Science in education, and shortly after her Doctor of Education in math education, and she taught at the University of Pikeville for 25 years. You very well might know her from being on the cover of Pro-Files Third Edition 2013. What really makes her stand out is that she faithfully visits her husband at our facility. She comes rain or shine, hot or cold to spend time with the man that has her heart. She is tenacious, loving, and gifted; and to us, she was the perfect person to ask for help; and thankfully, she agreed to take Jack under her wing. It started slowly, creating a solid base on which they could build. What started with letters and words, soon changed to small sentences. Before we knew it Jack was reading small books, and even adding and subtracting. To see him progress and learn was a sight, but what made your heart smile was seeing how excited he was going around reading to people. If seeing him read made your heart smile, then seeing him stand behind the podium at his graduation party thanking everyone for their support would make your heart break. Jack was awarded a Certificate of Completion for his Pre-GED training with Mary Webb, and his happiness was uncontainable. Jack was happy to have completed his pre-training and to celebrate with his friends, and now he is one step closer to reaching his goal of getting his GED. I’m sure that he the support of those that were gathered, but what Jack doesn’t realize is that he has stirred something inside of all of us that know him. He has shown us that if you want something bad enough, no goal is out of reach. Dont forget to check out our website for more information for what is happening at our facility! shcofpikeville/
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:56:18 +0000
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