Resident Spotlight

  Gwendolyn Miller, community member at Decatur Christian Towers, is currently limited to wheelchair mobility.  Working with a therapist, her goals include walking again.  Another goal is strengthen her connection with family and friends around the world through Skype conversations. 
 
Along with these goals, crochet is a hobby she has pursued for over 60 years.  Famous for vintage baby bibs, she also crochets clothes, pocket books and slip shoes.  In her dedication to further developing her craft, she is seeking creative ways obtain the materials, patterns and tools.  Limited in her mobility to visit stores, she has researched different vendors online to find materials as well as new sources for learning and visual demonstrations.  Unable to have her own internet connection, she uses friends to purchase online items.  When asked how an apartment with internet would be, she smiles and quickly answers, “I would be able to pick out exactly what I want.”
 
While described as a hobby, ‘Gwyn’ uses sewing and crochet as another form of income.  This extra cash helps her with needs and the next project’s supplies.  The facility staff has set a goal to expand our internet infrastructure to the apartments and strengthen the autonomy of the resident community.  This is one of many exciting things to come in 2016