My name is Georgette Noyes, I am the TBI / NHTD Program Manager for Pathways Inc. I have the honor of working in this department for over 8 years.
Our agency currently provides services the TBI participants in the community. We provide Home and Community Support staffing. As a program manager I have had the pleasure of working with each of the consumers that we support. I can honestly say that this is the part of my job that I love. Being able to support, and work on the goals that they have chosen. We have a unique position as we provide oversight and supervision, while helping them work on goals of their choice for them to be able to live in the community if their choice with as minimal staffing as possible.
I have seen people who once received 24/7 support be able to decrease their services to only 5.5 hours a day. The pride and confidence that I have had the pleasure being able to witness due to their increase memory and need for less support is amazing.
In the past 8 years I have been so humbled. I have watched each one of the people take life head on and not give up. I am in awe the will and determination is amazing.
I have had the honor of watching them mourning the person they were while embracing the person they are becoming.
One of our gentlemen who is no longer with us used to say that TBI does not stand for Traumatic Brain Injury but To Be Independent. Which is quite fitting as that is what each of them long for.
Review from #MyGivingStory