Turning Impossible Situations into Opportunities — Episode 058

Today’s episode is a deep dive into how one impossible situation
can inspire multiple opportunities within a community. We hear
from Jessica Patterson, Community Outreach Coordinator for Groton
Parks and Recreation in Connecticut and Officer Heather
McClelland, Community Policing Officer for the Groton Police
Department. These are two truly inspirational people who came
together from two different public agencies to create a network
of support for Alzheimer’s Caregivers as well as a Cognitive
Safety and Awareness Program for their community.


What started as a way for Jessica to cope with her mother’s
diagnosis of Alzheimer’s has turned into multiple programs and
cross-department partnerships that are enriching an entire
community and making it safer.


Tune into this episode to hear how this came to be and how “we
are all in this together.”


Resources mentioned in this episode:


Today Show clip of Service Dog McDonald

Groton Parks and Recreation Website

Groton Police Department Website

Groton’s Cognitive Safety and Awareness Program

Alzheimer’s Association