We Are Losing Our Seniors And Their History - One Brain At A Time

We're losing our seniors one senior at a time, and I don't just mean physically, but their history, what's in their mind, their head, their thoughts, and their heart. Grandma's still here, but some day she won't be. I wonder how many of their kids or grandkids have even heard their stories, They're going to say, what about Grandpa? Where was he? What did he do? Who was he? And there’s not going to be anybody there to tell them that story.

One of the things we do in assisted living is we record that history, It could be on audio or video. We have those conversations with those seniors. To have them explain where they were. How did they meet their spouse? What languages do they speak? Where do they go on missions? Imagine talking to somebody of that age where you can have the conversation about what were you doing and thinking, what happened during the Great Depression, what was going on in the street and in the home? That history is being lost, because once their gone it’s also gone. But being able to record it and preserve it and give it to the kids. It can be life changing and valuable for them.