About Melissa

What I lack in paid experience I make up w/personal experience. In 5th grade I started staying at grandparents' home every other weekend until teen years, when they were in their 90s, helping in the kitchen w/what they let me when we had meals, & spent the most time w/them at this point. My grandmother started showing signs of dementia when I was 17 & diagnosed w/Alzheimer's. Eventually she had to receive care in a nursing home (dementia unit) where I frequently visited. Throughout this time I learned a lot about dementia behaviors. In 2020 my other grandfather was diagnosed with cancer & received home hospice care. I visited him frequently in his last couple months, which was an extremely difficult experience, but learned so much from him even at this time & about his care. Also, I can help w/medication management due to 5+ years in pharmacy.