Heritage Manor News: Where’s the compassion?

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Janice Hardy, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.)

Compassion is something I was taught when I was a very small child. Caring for others and helping out in anyway I could always made me feel better. This lesson has become very important in my job at the nursing home. The residents are so special and caring.

Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same way I do. I ask you, where is the compassion? Have we taught our children to be caring and compassionate? This depends on what we teach our children today.

The time to think and do something about it is now. We, as parents must teach our children how important it is to respect and care about others. Whether these others are strangers or family, we need to make sure our children learn compassion now, while they are young.

The staff of Heritage Manor would like to welcome Ms. Elmas and Adelin Dupre and Ms. Iris Latour to our facility. We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Ms. Alice Williams.

Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church sponsored a bingo game Thursday, March 20. Big winners were Sue Guillory, Verlin Berzas, Euna Vidrine, Florence Manuel and Odelle Landreneau.

The Catholic Daughters sponsored a bingo game Saturday, March 22. Winners were Warren Fontenot, Vernon Soileau, Carlton Soileau, Essie Lafleur, Verlin Berzas and Florence Manuel.

The KC sponsored their monthly bingo game Monday, March 24. Big winners were Euna Vidrine, Theresa Chapman, Mary Jane Ardoin, Lucille Guillory, Dee Espree, Mary Fontenot, essie Lafleur, Alcide Ortego, Curtis Soileau, Lucille Guillory and Carlton Soileau.

The staff of Heritage Manor would like to send get well wishes to Annie Isacc, Rhea Guillory, Joseph Verrette, Rose Lafleur, Alberta White and Aline Foret.