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When my grandmother, Virginia Elizabeth Walker, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, I felt helpless. I lived over 300 miles away and there did not seem to be anything I could do to help her on a daily basis.

Whenever I visited my grandmother, I became frustrated at how she seemed to fade more and more in the background. The room could be filled with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, but we would talk around her.

I knew that my grandmother was still someone. She deserved dignity and comfort despite her diagnosis.

One thing I found that I could do, even at a distance, was knit for my grandmother. Knitting her a lap blanket was therapeutic for me, and gave her something to wrap up in when she was chilly or self-conscious, or pick at when her hands were restless.

Still Someone was established to bring the comfort of handmade shawls, blankets, and cards to other elderly residents of nursing homes and home care programs. We recognize that no matter what obstacles the older members of our community face, each person is still someone, and deserves dignity, comfort, and support.

No one at Still Someone is paid for their involvement. All crafters, administrators, and distributors are volunteers.

-Janet Engle

Executive Director, Still Someone, Inc.

Still Someone, Inc. is recognized by the IRS as a nonprofit public charity, section 501(c)3.