As a police officer in Southern California, Paul B., of Sun City, was used to life’s uncertainties. He describes patrolling the streets as “life throwing daily curveballs,” including the day someone sideswiped his police car, catching it on fire and leaving him with serious injuries that forced him from daily patrols to investigations.
As Paul shares, he managed to survive, despite the craziness of the job and raising two sons and a daughter with his wife Lynda by his side.
But recently, Paul did have something happen that shook his world completely. He was facing serious back surgery when the unexpected happened. His wife of 57 years went to sleep on December 11 and never woke up. As Paul was wondering what the future held, he feels fate came through when he received a postcard about Sun Health At Home (SHAH).
Sun Health At Home (SHAH) is a nonprofit “continuing care at home” program. SHAH specializes in personalized support and coordinated services to help members successfully age in place at home.
SHAH offers peace of mind, knowing that you will have access to high-quality health and non-medical services with a lifetime guarantee of care.
As Paul will tell you, having an R.N. available following his wife’s unexpected death was invaluable when facing surgery alone.
“You are so used to depending on a spouse or somebody else with you. All of the sudden, you don’t have that shoulder to lean on,” Paul says. “I hadn’t paid a dime and had no connection to Sun Health At Home, other than my application. Yet they sent a nurse to be with me during surgery and after I got home the nurse came to my house. It was very comforting.”
For Paul, it’s about not feeling alone, “You are ok in life until you’re not, all of the sudden when you are on your own and by yourself it changes your perspective.” (Signing up) was comforting and I felt good about it from the minute I met with SHAH.”
To learn more about SHAH please, visit SunHealthAtHome.org or call (623) 227-4663 (West Valley) or (480) 336-4663 (Phoenix or Scottsdale).
