Shirnekquia B.

I am happily married for going on 10 years and between my husband and my own children we have 7 beautiful children who's ages range from 13 to 30 years old and we have 4 beautiful grandchildren. I am a very patient, understanding, caring, laid back individual and I love serving people! God gave me the gift of serving people. I love people and it brings me joy to help people in anyway I can to make life a little easier or more pleasant for them. Life hasn't always been easy for me, but my faith in Christ has brought me through it all and made me a stronger person and helps me relate more to others. When the pandemic started my 75 year old mother-in-law moved in with us. She suffers from depression, spinal stenosis and arthritis. I realized how difficult life can be for her just to do basic things sometimes. She also struggles with technology and knowing how to fill out paperwork, pay bills, etc. For the last 2 years I have helped her with all these things and it brings not only a smile to her face, but it gives me a sense of purpose. So that's what lead me to looking into becoming a part-time caregiver.

My personality traits that help me be an excellent caregiver are; empathy, attentiveness, sense of humor and supportive. What attracted me to becoming a caregiver was seeing how my mother took care of her mother when I was a little girl. Witnessing that instilled a desire in me to do the same for my own mother if and when she needs me in that way. My mother not only took care of my grandmother but she checked on the elderly, family or not, if someone needed help she was there and to this day presents the same urgency. I enjoy knowing that I am able to give someone relief and the assurance that they are safe and will be taken care of. A personal achievement that I am proud of is proving to myself that I am resilient when trials have been thrown my way.