Martha and Hellen Kwant, Lansing, MI. Mother and daughter are both home care workers. Martha, a retired social worker, says, “Momma taught us from being knee high to boll weevils that we take care of the elderly…You have a warmth that very often turns into love for them, and you’re going to want the best for them.”
Born in Columbia, Hellen is age 83 and has one client, also age 83. When asked why she does this work – Hellen says, I think in the love that I can put with them, and the help that I can do to make it easy for them…You’re faced with so many different kinds of older people—handicap or sick or whatever…you try to help…it’s natural. I think it’s a gift that I have.”