The Power of Giving Back

Cynthia Lund and her husband, Eric, have lived in Northfield for 39 years. In 1986, Cynthia’s parents also moved to Northfield. Cynthia’s parents had difficulty remaining independent at home. At the same time, NRC was building new independent living apartments — ParkView West. Cynthia’s parents moved into one of the apartments as its first residents.

“This was very helpful to me as a working mother with concerns about also caring for my parents, who I knew would be safely living at NRC and receiving the assistance they needed as they grew older,” says Cynthia.

Some years later, when they required more support, Cynthia’s parents moved to ParkView East.

“Our own family was supported by NRC until the end. I could not have properly cared for my parents on my own in their last days without the expertise, advice and caring assistance of NRC staff.”

When Cynthia’s parents passed away, it was difficult for her to imagine being removed from the NRC community after 14 years of association. Cynthia joined the NRC Foundation board of directors as the First United Church of Christ representative, seeing it as an opportunity to give back to the community that supported her family and to serve her church. The experience Cynthia shared with her parents made her aware of the many aspects involved in providing care for seniors. “I wanted to be a part of the work toward solutions around those issues and concerns. Becoming a board member gave me that opportunity.”

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This story is from the August 2018 issue of Northfield Retirement Community's newsletter, NRC Insights. Read the full issue here.