Marie Bostick, resident of Freedom Village Holland, a Brookdale Senior Living continuing care retirement community in Holland, Mich., recently had her wish granted to return to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston through Brookdale Senior Living and Jeremy Bloom’s Wish of a Lifetime.
Bostick loved visiting the Museum of Fine Arts during her days living with her daughter in Cape Cod. Since moving to Michigan, she was never able to return to Cape Cod or the museum. Even though she is an avid weaver and dabbles in watercolors, Bostick still missed the art, culture and history at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Recently, Bostick read about the restoration work in progress at the museum. Inspiring her wish, she dreamed of seeing the museum updates. She also hoped to see the textile preservation and the works of her favorite artist, John Singer Sargeant.
Bostick’s wish to return to the Boston Museum of Art was granted through Brookdale and Wish of a Lifetime, a non-profit organization dedicated to granting life-enriching wishes to seniors. Brookdale Senior Living has sponsored this and many other wishes granted by Wish of a Lifetime.
On Oct. 11, Bostick traveled to Boston with Marcia Schrotenboer to visit the Museum of Fine Arts. During their four-day trip, the pair stayed on a houseboat provided by Sleep Afloat. On Oct. 12, the conservation department of the Museum of Fine Arts gave Bostick and Schrotenboer a private tour. To complement her wish, Bostick also attended a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
To request her wish, Bostick filled out a wish application explaining an experience she would like to have fulfilled. Brookdale residents are encouraged to think about how that experience relates to one or more dimensions of the company’s Optimum Life® platform. The six dimensions of Optimum Life are emotional, social, physical, intellectual, spiritual and purposeful.
Brookdale’s Optimum Life® platform is geared toward cultivating whole-person wellness through fulfillment in the six key dimensions. Both Brookdale and Wish of a Lifetime provide a helping hand in making some of the dreams of Brookdale’s residents come true. Residents at Brookdale Senior Living communities nationwide are invited to share and submit their wishes to Jeremy Bloom’s Wish of a Lifetime.
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