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As Rosalyn Carter said, against Arizona State taxes owed. your old neighborhood “You have either been a caregiver, You Gone Fishin' * Motivation with exercise and/or help with meal plans are a caregiver, You will be a caregiver, Nathan Christopher Barcy: Aug. 30, 1983 - Feb. 24, 2018 Don't worry, or feel sad for me, Call us today to * Advocate for you at the doctor and/or so much more! or someone will care for you." This newsletter was meant for the Spring and we were dedi - That won't be long you will see, arrange a donation cating it to Jax. This is the most challenging thing I have Til we're together, you and me. New website coming in November Call us today to schedule your ANGEL ... 480-951-4083 To register go to: ever written, because Feb. 24, the worst kind of tragedy http://HighFivesCharity.org www.CaregiverEDU.com happened – we lost Nathan at the young age of 34. We To all of those who think of me, Season of Thanks (no info is collected to sell or attended a Life Celebration as observers, observing a Be happy as I go out to sea. "Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on solicit, FREE from ads!) nightmare, in shock going through motions like we were If others wonder why I'm missin' what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough." — OPRAH WINFREY robots programmed to just get through it. It still seems Just tell 'em I've gone fishin'. impossible. If LOVE could have fixed his heart, and this - Dalmar Pepper "Care complicated situation, our LOVE would have saved him. givers You Ca Our lives will never be as innocent again. Today, a smile or laugh can be followed Depend n People have been asking how they can On" by an overwhelming emotion. Please understand and be patient. It’s hard. It is help Nathan's children. If you'd like to 480-9 51-4083 strange how we are surprised by death, even when it comes in old age, but losing help, visit the Go Fund me account your child, brother, friend and father of three little girls is not comprehensible. www.gofundme.com/nathanbarcy. p.4 continued on p. 2 Caregiver Corner - Caregiver Motto Remembering Cowboy "Jax" Barcy Gone Fishin' c ontinued from p.1 Community Events Rebecca Barcy, Executive Director November 8, 2006 - January 24, 2018 Rebecca Barcy, Executive Director 1 In order to take care of you I must also take care of me. A friend and a furmate! Unique in I Need An ANGEL BENEFIT I am not selfish. I must put my oxygen mask on or we every way. His stretched out, re - FREE Paper Shredding will both lose consciousness. laxed paws in the air sprawled out Bring one (1) bag per month to the front on his back with head and nose up - office, bin kept under under lock/key. 2 Strength all the time is considered a weakness. It is side down and hanging off the pil - Shredded on site by TNT Commercial okay if I don’t feel strong all the time. It is okay to get low made so many people laugh. Shredding under strict security. The help from others. It does not mean I love you less ... it He lifted what can sometimes be a company pulverizes paper beyond means I love you more because I want you to have the best stressful work environment into a recognition. resources and care options. joyful one immediately. He sensed Nathan Christopher Barcy about any subject, and you could feel he centered if you wanted to visit or wanted Aug. 30, 1983 - Feb. 24, 2018 and connected with you. He was a visionary and Online Community Events Calendar I understand that we are on a roller coaster and the ride 3 your own space. That he won't walk in the door and do his little an inventor and liked to figure out how things Check out our online resources for train - has a lot of unexpected twists and turns. We will have ing, activities, support groups and more... Jax was a sophisticated being: dance EVER again (usually to “Don’t Worry Be worked. good days and bad days but our attitude together matters. www.INeedAnAngel.com/events-calen - intelligent, professional, intuitive, Happy”) is sad and a great memory that makes us By far the best listener I have ever had the dar/. calm and funny. He was an enter - 4 I understand I cannot feel what you feel and the frustra - happy at the same time. pleasure of telling my stories to! No one could tion to articulate what this diagnosis, chronic illness, tainer – liked dancing, walked That boy was all life. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” make us laugh as much as he could. There will be North Valley Symphony Ochestra or challenge means to you. I know this can affect your free - backwards, knew sign language, was his motto. He loved music, being silly, changing no more hilarious screeching Velosorapter impres - dom, options, and quality of life and that it can feel over - enjoyed swimming, jumping on the the words to any song and rocking the car. He was sions. It’s too quiet now. Announces 2018-2019 Season trampoline and speed running and whelming for you. I hope you will be patient with me as I beyond intelligent and was our "Dr. House" in all We were grateful to receive more than 75 he was a buddy every day. learn how to support you better. knowing about any medical question. He had a ge - sympathy cards and everyone who wrote to us December 2018 – “Winter Wonder - For over 11 years going to and nius math mind. He was passionate about things about their impression of our Nathan was that he land” 5 I am offering you what I have. I don’t want you to be from work, Jax reminded me to go being fair. He thought there was a solution to every was very KIND. His 10, 7 and 3 year old daughters Bundle up for an evening of chilly music disappointed. Please understand I can’t know if you home from work when it was get - problem and that it was a puzzle to solve. are really hoping he just walks back in the door – inspired by the wintry season! You and ting late. He was the essence of it’s hard. It's heartbreaking. don’t tell me and I might need forgiveness when I don’t get He was the example to all fathers to let his your family will leave the concert in a I Need An ANGEL because JAX I used the last gift I gave to him as inspiration - festive holiday spirit as the evening in - it exactly right. I know you are suffering. Please understand daughters paint his nails and wear all those different IS LOVE. His true, wonderful and a bracelet he wore every day engraved with "I Am cludes a visit from Santa. we need a mutually respectful relationship to do anything. colors to work. He knelt down to talk to kids, on pure spirit is missed. Proud Of You Son." When we meet again, we as - their level. He made big breakfasts. He read them We will get better at doing everything together and pire for him to say he is Proud of us, too! March 2019 – “Spring Is In The Air” 6 books and changed his voice to match the charac - I Need An ANGEL helps manage cohesive communi - It seemed too soon. We decided to move forward with the expansion Enjoy light, breezy and delightful sere - ters. He taught his girls the mechanics of a motorcy - cation. I will be a much better Caregiver/Companion/Assis - Miss you, buddy! of I Need An ANGEL services. We want you to be nades as NVSO welcomes Springtime. cle and how to boil eggs. He was always patient. tant if we have healthy boundaries. I don’t want to start proud of your partnership with I Need An This is historically our most popular con - He made kids feel important. He did this for our ANGEL. Look for more details on our move to a feeling bitter, depressed or reactive because I am always in cert of the year, as NVSO also proudly staff and clients, too. He paid attention to what mat - new office, in the next newsletter! introduces the winner of the 2019 Sum - an emergency state of mind or feeling like I am all alone. ters to them individually. Clients enjoyed talking merford Violin Concerto Competition. I trust I Need An ANGEL cares about us both and we "Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, with him and as several have said he wasn’t bad to relationship, home... it's your responsibility to love it, should rely on their expertise, big picture view, connections, “We always think look at it either. He was a great conversationalist, or change it." - Chuck Palahniuk, Novelist May 2019 – “Summer Salute” resources, staff and creative solutions. 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