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Mar 28, 2024
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Second Wind Dreams
Dorothy Johnson, 76, a resident at Morningside Assisted Living in Auburn was treated to a surprise on Tuesday, June 19th. Mrs. Johnson has talked about her college years with Carley Bailey, an Auburn University intern at Morningside.

The discussion began after Carley presented Mrs. Johnson with a survey for completion for a “school” project. But the true project was a lot bigger than Mrs. Johnson could have imagined.

“The questions were actually asked for a program called Second Wind Dreams that I am working on implementing at Morningside. I presented the residents with a survey to determine things that would make their life complete. While many residents completed the surveys, I could only start to make one dream come true at a time,” said Carley.

The Second Wind Dreams program is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting elder care communities in making dreams come true for elders living in their facilities.

Mrs. Dorothy reminisced about her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA). In order to make this dream a reality, Carley contacted the local chapter of Auburn AKA’s to ask if they would be interested in a surprise visit to Morningside. Six beautiful AKA sisters were kind enough to spend an afternoon with Mrs. Dorothy and share some of their sorority experiences at Auburn. The ladies brought scrapbooks they made so they could show Mrs. Dorothy the various things they have done as a chapter.

“You really got me. I had no idea this was going to happen,” said Mrs. Dorothy. You could tell she was completely surprised and elated. One of the staff members, Rebecca Philpot, said “The joy I saw in her eyes and the smile that spread across her face was contagious.”

Her reaction validated the purpose of Second Wind Dreams. Morningside hopes this is the first dream of many we can make into a reality.