About Deedee

My career in Caregiving started with being hired as a Companion/Personal Chef for a lovely elderly lady in Blowing Rock 7 years ago. The following year when she came back to her summer home mentally she remained sharp but her body had started to fail, I was then asked by her family if I would be interested in becoming her fulltime Caregiver and of course I excepted. We had fun together... we laughed, played Scrabble, rides on the Parkway, anything that she wanted to do. I took her to doctors appointments, administered medications, assisted in the restroom, weekly hair appointments, (I often styled her hair and did her make-up), I would bathe her, painted her nails, massaged her feet and legs (spa day as we called it)... I also prepared 3 meals a day (she looked forward every summer to fresh tomatoes that I grew behind her house). Through this experience I have realized that I found my calling, bringing people happiness and making them smile during the most important time of their lives