09/04/2026
Being able to make seize the days happen, makes you feel happy, knowing how meaningful it means to the resident.
This was able to happen today for Florence, from a simple conversation she had with Shanelle a couple of weeks back, and Mandy sending off an email.
Florence mentioned that a dream she had as a young girl, after reading the Peter Pan story, she loved the thought to be able to have a St Bernard dog, she said after 106 years, it never happened and just said she wished she had an opportunity to just see one face to face, other than a picture in a book, or on the TV.
From the email Mandy sent to the St Bernard's Trust, someone there reached out to someone they knew in Wales, to tell them about Florence's wish. Although the couple lived in Carmarthenshire, they really wanted to help and phoned Morel Court and was passed onto Dawn, The couple explained hearing the story and how old Florence was, and only last year losing their grandfather who was 105.5 years, who served in the war, they wanted to help make her wish come true.
The lovely couple brought Winter a female St Bernard the nearly 63 miles, and made Florence's day. It meant so much to her to meet Winter and ask many questions she had about the breed, and I hope the couple get to see this, as you made Florence's day, week and was overwhelmed that you did this wonderful thing for her by traveling all that way. She hopes that Winter enjoyed her walk around the Cliff Tops, before you travel home.
We always try to encourage the residents to say to a staff member of things they would like to do, so we can make more seize the days come true. It is truly meaningful and a joy to see their reactions, when it does.
