{"id":1773,"date":"2014-11-24T20:24:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T02:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2014-11-24T20:24:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T02:24:19","slug":"opening-the-door-to-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/?p=1773","title":{"rendered":"Opening the door to opportunity."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_00431.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1777\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_00431-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0043\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_00431-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_00431-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_00431-41x55.jpg 41w, https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_00431.jpg 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sometimes when opportunity knocks, it takes a while to sort out the answer. \u00a0I have mulled over such an answer for some time now. \u00a0I refused the offer at first, but it was always in the back of my mind. \u00a0I tried to find someone else to seize the opportunity, but none prevailed. \u00a0I continued to consider the opportunity, making it a regular topic in prayer, and I looked for confirmation for a decision. While on a recent trip to the Smokey Mountains, my husband took this photo of me, relaxing in the warmth of our porch. \u00a0When I saw the photo, I found the answer that I sought.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A purple beam from above seemed\u00a0to shine down upon me. \u00a0Purple? \u00a0Really? \u00a0The color of my watchband, my luggage, my purse, many of my clothes and accessories &#8211; the color I have worn for the last several years to represent the millions who are living with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. Not that a beam of light was the main reason to help me decide, it was just more of a sign. \u00a0Okay, I thought, I&#8217;ll do it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ve accepted the job of Ambassador for the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association for our area (AL 01). \u00a0That means I&#8217;ll be more vocal about the needs of families living with AD. \u00a0It means I&#8217;ll attend the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association Advocacy Forum in Washington, DC again this year and speak up in Montgomery when the time comes. \u00a0I want to see change in the many ways we serve and live with people with dementia. \u00a0May God bless all our efforts and inspire us to make positive changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when opportunity knocks, it takes a while to sort out the answer. \u00a0I have mulled over such an answer for some time now. \u00a0I refused the offer at first, but it was always in the back of my mind. \u00a0I tried to find someone else to seize the opportunity, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65,5,15,21],"tags":[421,420],"class_list":["post-1773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alzheimers-association","category-author-publication","category-local-resource","category-personal","tag-alfl-panhandle-alzheimers-association-chapter","tag-ambassador-for-alzheimers-association"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4cxZR-sB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1773"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1782,"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions\/1782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.caregiversunite.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}