“I feel like I am more blessed by the seniors
than I am able to bless them.”
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her tremendously as well when
she was facing obstacles of her
own.
That is why she couldn’t stop
delivering even after she had a
horrific car accident that kept
her in a Birmingham Hospital
for several weeks.
“This past year has been
extremely challenging,” said
Young. “Not only was I serious-
ly injured in a car accident, but
my son Greg also died a few
months after of a heart attack
and well, I was the one who
found him dead. “
The tragedies of 2019,
though, also taught her once
again how short life really is
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and to embrace each moment.
“I have always loved my
homebound seniors and so
many of them have become
like my own family,” she said. “I
told myself after the accident,
if I could, I would get back up
and keep going, keep serving
them. They are more to me
than just a route; they all in
many ways own a piece of my
heart.
Young, who also takes care of
a handicap daughter, said she
always aims to keep on going
when others might think it is
time to stop.
“I love being able to develop
relationships with these people
and make memories I know
that they as well as me will be
able to cherish for a lifetime,”
she said. “Plus, in so many
ways, these men and women
just make me feel ‘Young’ at
heart.
“Maybe it was God’s way of
saying I needed to always give
back, no matter what chal-
lenges I might face with my
own health or other on-going
circumstances, because He was
so gracious to give me a name
that would always make me
‘Young.’”
Young said that He also gave
her the strength to bounce
back from her car accident in
April. It was one many imag-
ined would probably take her
off the volunteering circuit for
at least a year or so.
But Kristie McCarn, the Cull-
man Senior Center manager,
said it didn’t surprise her that
Young was back to delivering
to seniors with 100 percent ef-
fort less than six months later.
“This lady is absolutely amaz-
ing, in every way,” she said.
“As well is Paul, who is in his
90s and still giving the seniors
100 percent. We are blessed to
have volunteers like them and
would hope their stories would
encourage more to get involved
as well.”
Both Pat and Paul have very
active lifestyles outside of vol-
unteering. While Paul enjoys
skydiving and enjoying long
walks as well as word puzzles,
Pat enjoys traveling, staying ac-
tive in her Sunday School class
at West Side Baptist church,
and just participating in a va-
riety of community events. For
more than 30 years, she worked
at WalMart Distribution before
retiring.
If you would like to become
a volunteer and deliver meals
to the homebound seniors in
Cullman County, please call
Kristie McCarn at 256-734-
0145.
CULLMAN COUNTY SENIOR MAGAZINE