CMHCF Residents' Review September 2018

Residents’ Review September 2018 Volume 31, Issue 9 Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility is an affiliate of CMH, Bolivar, Mo., 417-326-6000 Facility Location: 1218 West Locust, Bolivar, MO 65613, 417-326-7648 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Resident of the Month 1 Activity Photos 2 Employee Spotlight 3 Announcements 4 Calendar of Events 5 Birthdays 6 New Residents 6 Discharges 6 Sympathy 6 Our Mission Caring for every generation through exceptional services by leading physicians and a compassionate healthcare team. Our Vision Be the first choice for customer focused healthcare to every generation. Our Values I am... P ositive R espectful I nnovative D edicated E mpowered Together, we are CMH PRIDE! Sarah “Mindy” Rogers, Resident of the Month Mindy was born May 17, 1986, to Jana Kimble and Kelly Young. Mindy has eight siblings, Tashina, Victoria, Alexandria, Jordan, Jessica, Ethan, Cassidy, and Shane who passed away earlier this year. Mindy graduated from Nixa High School. She spent several years working for various fast food chains and then went to work for Northstar Battery making batteries for the company. Mindy always dreamed about having a little girl, but her doctors told her she would never be able to have any children. A little over four years ago on Father’s Day, she was in the hospital for sickness. While she was there, the nurse drew her labs and when the results came back, she was expecting them to place her in ICU due to the way she was feeling, but the nurse informed her that she wasn’t sick but was in fact 12 weeks pregnant. That was quite a shock to Mindy since the doctors told her that she would never be able to have children. When she was 21 weeks pregnant, she was hospitalized so they could maintain her blood sugar so she would be able to carry full term. At 31 weeks and 6 days they had to in- duce her. “I was in labor for 28 hours, the longest hours of my life,” said Mindy. While she was pushing, her retinas detached from both eyes. The eye surgeon was able to repair her left eye, but they were not able to repair her right eye and she lost her vision and that eye perma- nently. Then she had to have a C-Section. After this traumatic birth, Mindy said she had the perfect little girl and she couldn’t ask for more. Her daughter Shaylynn is soon to be four years old. Mindy loves visiting Shaylynn every Sunday. The two spend the day jumping on the trampoline, having Tea Parties, eating lots of popsicles, playing in the pool, and some- times riding 4 wheelers. One of Mindy’s favorite memories was with her brother, Jordan, whom she affectionate- ly calls “Bubby.” Jordan and Mindy poured soap all over their trampoline to make a slip and slide. She said it was so slick, but they enjoyed every minute of it! Also, one hot summer afternoon Jordan and Mindy were trying to find a way to cool off but didn’t have a pool or the money for a pool. The two put their heads together while sitting on the deck and devised the perfect plan. They took a garden hose spray wand, tied it to the tree, and sat under it wearing goggles to get cooled off. They also shared special memories of water balloon fights that concluded in filling up buckets of water and throwing them on each other. Mindy joined us at CMHCF in Sept. 2017. She likes the residents and the staff the best at CMHCF because she enjoys hearing all of the resident’s stories and about all of the things they have done throughout life. “I also appreciates all of the staff because they are so com- passionate and act like they really care. The nursing staff is also really great, and care so much for the residents, and tries to get them what they need as fast as they possibly can,” said Mindy.