Carol Kozlovic works every day in her family business. When her mother, Ann Schwartz, needs her for an emergency, Carol will drop everything and handle what needs to be handled, but Ann never wants to bother her.   Ann lives at the Jewish Tower, is well into her 90’s, and is quite independent, but lately her vision has started to get in the way of her ability to handle her own bills and checkbook, and read her mail. Ann found out from a friend about the services of One Good Deed. Now, a One Good Deed volunteer, visits Ann every two weeks to help her with these tasks. Without her volunteer, Ann would have to ask Carol for help. “With mom having a volunteer, it relieves me of feeling guilty that I would have to put off helping her with her checkbook until I have the time to do it. It takes a lot of pressure off of me. I know mom doesn’t want to have to ask me to help, so having a volunteer helps her feel less dependent on me.”  

 

Ann loves her visits from the One Good Deed volunteer.  The One Good Deed volunteer balances her checkbook and helps go through the mail, then she and Ann just visit. They’ve become good friends. Carol is relieved to know that these regular visits are enhancing her mother’s ability to live independently.