Our Interview with Resident Ms. Wood
Ms. CIA is what you can call me. For most of my career and my husband’s career we have been a part ofthe military, working and traveling over the world. I was born in Hapeville, Georgia and named Teresa Joiner.
Growing up in the south was so much fun, like looking for four leaf clovers with my grandmother wholived across the field from us. My first job was a secretary for the FAA then Pittsburgh Paint also as a secretary where in 1967 I was crowned Miss PPG. I met a good looking chemist at Pittsburgh Paint that became my best friend and husband for 18 years.
As I look back on my life from my current home in this senior living community in Fayetteville, GA, traveling and meeting people have been my favorite memories and I guess I would have to thank my husband for that because on our honeymoon, December of 1966 he got his draft notice and we were off to California for the Army. Our next stop was Washington, DC where he became an Officer in the Old Guard for Arlington Cemetery and I worked at the Pentagon.
Then to Ft. Walton, Fla. to the Eglin Air Force Base where we were stationed for 10 years. The CIA was our last assignment before I came back home to Georgia. I was a secretary for the department of Army and my husband was a covered agent killed in 1984 doing an undercover assignment in San Salvador. To our wonderful union were born two great kids: my first born, Brian Scott, who is a graduate of Ga. Tech and an Air Force pilot, and then our daughter Tasca, (her father spoke 5 different languages and gave her that beautiful Russian name) who is also a Ga. Tech graduate and a CPA.
Hands down my best accomplishment has been a mom and grandmother of 4. I stress to them take your education very seriously. My husband held two master degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Next month will be a year that I have lived here in senior living at Dogwood Forest of Fayetteville, GA after suffering a stroke that kept me from living on my own. I knew I wanted to remain on the south side of town so this decision was easy. I am grateful for the comfortable care I get from the great staff.
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Our Interview with Resident Mrs. Worth
As a little kid being raised in Glasgow, Virginia my most memorable moments were spending time with my grandparents, sitting in her lap and rocking back and forth in that big chair on the porch and going fishing with my granddaddy. I had a very good and happy childhood. I played the position of forward for my high school basketball team (Natural Bridges) and I was the best with many trophies and awards. I was an inventory clerk for a carpet mill for over 40 years and was married to the best man in the world for 50 years and to that union a star was born: my son Maurice, “He is the beat kid a mom could have.” Raising kids is the most important job of your life so if you can stay with them while they’re young it will mean a lot to you and them. I truly believe my best accomplishment is my raising my son.
During the great depression my husband was stationed in the Philippines, we learned how to survive on very little but we never went without. My advice to anyone is to “Keep your nose clean and watch the company you keep.” Now I am living my life to the fullest here in assisted living in Fayetteville and loving every minute of it.
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Dogwood Forest retirement and assisted living homes has enhanced the lives of hundreds men and women. We understand that seniors need a place to relax and enjoy stress-free living every day. Here at Dogwood Forest we have created the perfect living environment. All of our homes and services have been designed to create the perfect atmosphere to promote positive, healthy lifestyles for all of our senior residents.
It is clinically proven that a person’s living environment significantly affects their well-being; with a positive environment promoting happiness and health. Dogwood Forest extends its services to all living situations: retirement, assisted living, post-operative, rehabilitation and respite care. All of these different states of well-being receive the same quality service and treatment. Dogwood Forest services include nutritious meals and snacks, medicine management, wellness and exercise programs, life enrichment activities, socialization and more.
All of our Dogwood Forest locations provide an environment that fosters security, independence, happiness and hope. Be sure to check out all eight of the Dogwood Forest retirement and assisted living homes as each home’s environment is unique. Whether residents choose to reside in an atmosphere of city living or a more secluded, natural area, each Dogwood Forest home provides the highest standards and quality of life.
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