My 83 year old mother is now bed-ridden with liver health issues after 18 years helping seniors in the bay area as cook and caregiver. She now needs her own caregiver. We are blessed with family and relatives surrounding her, giving her lymphatic massages and healthy soups of moringa greens and sour fruits.
Before she got sick , I drove her to Santa Cruz beach every Saturday and we went to Carpos Restaurant to have salmon and greens.
Few years ago, she always asked me to massage her back or apply anti-itch cream on her back. We went for foot massages. We went to Filipino dance parties and buffet.
In the last Filipino parties, she cried hugging her friends and saying goodbyes. She thinks her life here on earth is nearing an end.
She is wishing for more days to savor the successes of her children and grandchildren whom she supported financially and emotionally.
I remembered going door to door with her to neighbors and relatives to ask for student loans as there is no student loans in the Philippines. She knows that education is the priority in the house and not material things. She is always in the kitchen cooking for a family of 6 plus visiting relatives from far away islands looking for fortunes in the city of Manila.
She is Espie Benedicto, a strong supportive mother to all who has 16 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. We wished her a happy and restful Mother’s day in Cavite, Philippines.
Connie
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Connie Dello Buono is based in Sunnyvale California. Her first ebook is about women's health, Birthing Ways Healing Ways and her recent one is about cancer prevention, Curated Healing Ways. She had helped women have holistic childbirth as childbirth educator, founded Motherhealth, to serve seniors in the bay area with holistic caregivers and blogs at www.clubalthea.com with more than 10,000 health and finance related posts.
Connie trains her own caregivers, which are the favorites of most bay area seniors who are home bound and alone.
She is active in the rehab and nursing facilities, volunteering on music and movement for seniors.
She is a member of Lion's club and offered scholarships to students in the Philippines.
She is active at churchinsunnyvale.us and has Fridays Bible home study in Sunnyvale using the recovery version of the Bible , free at biblesforamerica.us
She loves dancing and teaching and her courses can be found at
https://teachclub.com/@thriveafter60
She is California Life Insurance licensed providing life insurance for older adults with health issues and helping women retire safely with income for life.
at menloassetca.com , she helps with 401k rollover.
3 Benefit plans
- Mortgage protection using term life insurance to pay for mortgage balance in event of death
- Final Expense plan using Single Issue Whole Life Insurance, with cash back, disability benefit and guaranteed in the presence of health issues
- Fixed Index Annuity retirement plan for safe, accessibility, less fees, less taxes, avoids probate as it goes directly to beneficiaries, rate of return with no downside market participation.
She brings compassion and understanding to the needs of her clients, bringing holistic approach in health and life insurance. Her goal is to free families from worries especially during covid with caregivers and life insurance in the presence of health issues, especially for women.
She can be reached at 408-854-1883 , motherhealth@gmail.com
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