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MRC Mirador offers physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.

Physical, occupational and speech therapy help an individual reclaim their mobility and function. Speech therapy can help with a stutter or lisp, but it goes much deeper than that. Speech therapy is used after a health incident such as a stroke, where swallowing and other functions of the mouth and throat are lost.

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OriginVespers began on Easter Sunday in 2014 at the invitation of Jeanine Leal, former Activities Director. Vespers has met every Sunday since, except once when Christmas fell on a Sunday, and during evacuation for Hurricane Harvey, of course. Originally held in the Memory Support dining room, Vespers grew into the parlor, a living room area of the Memory Support residence.

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Hard times are useful for a handful of things. From a Biblical perspective, our weaknesses and struggles are an opportunity for God to be glorified. 2 Corinthians 12:10 says “That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” On a smaller and more personal scale, a difficult season of life is an opportunity for those in the community to step up and serve.

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Making the decision to place a loved one in a memory support community may be the most difficult decision you have ever made. We often make noble promises to family members under the false idea that nursing communities are lonely, stale places where our loved ones receive subpar care. Because the decision and the stigma that comes with it can be so heart-wrenching, families often put it off.

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