I first met Sonja when she and my daughter attended college together at UWEC. She is one of the most genuine caring individuals that I know. When she and her husband Brett decided to start their homecare business, I confidently referred her to a friend of mine, who happened to be looking for in home care for her father, who was suffering at the time from Lewy Body Dementia, and Parkinson's. My friend and her family members immediately felt at ease with Sonja, and were appreciative and impressed by the level of care and compassion that she and her team delivered to their dad/husband.

Earlier this year, my own father was terminally ill with cancer. We had him at home, in in-home hospice, between my mom, myself and my two brothers we were caring for him and keeping him comfortable. When we realized that the overnight care was more than we could manage, I contacted Sonja. She was quick to arrange for overnight care, and within a few hours she had a schedule/plan in place. The following night, Lesa arrived at 8:00 pm, she immediately put my mom and I at ease. She took an assessment of my dad, got his bedding "just so", asked my mom and I all the necessary questions to acquaint herself. She contacted the hospice nurse to further familiarize herself with my dad's prognosis. I was able to go home and get some sleep, my mom was able to retreat to her bedroom to get some much needed rest. When my mom got up in the morning, Lesa had written detailed notes for my mom and the hospice nurse, laundry was folded, and my dad was resting comfortably. Later that day my dad passed away, peacefully surrounded by our family. We all felt that my dad was cared for on that last night by an angel, her name was Lesa.

For the past six months, Sonja and her staff have provided part time in home care for my mother and father in law. It took several months of convincing them, to finally accept outside help. They are kind of old school, and like to do things for themselves, not to mention trusting a stranger to come into their home. They started out by having Sonja come for a half day once per week, they are now up to two times per week and are considering more. They are seeing the benefits of having some assistance with baths and hygiene, medication management, doctor appointments, light housekeeping, a hot meal, and the occasional home baked pie or cake. When we stop over to visit with them on the weekends, they have nothing but compliments and fun tidbits of information to share with us about Sonja and her staff.

I had no idea when Sonja and Brett set out on this business venture that I would personally have reason to require their services. As I mentioned above, I trust them whole heartedly and appreciate them every day.