Syam Mohan on making meaningful connections with loved ones

Syam has an MBA from CQUniversity and multiple post-graduate qualifications in Nursing, Acute Care, and Leadership

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00:00I have spoken to over 2,000 elders like Betty at one of the most challenging and

00:06confronting times of their lifetime. Having to make a decision to leave the

00:12comfort and familiarity of the home would have to be the toughest decision a

00:17person makes in their lifetime. Would you agree? I have to tell you most of them

00:26were living through their last thousand days. Even during this time they didn't

00:35want to feel like a burden on their families. And you know the one thing, the

00:42one thing they all wanted the most, they craved a sense of connection. Spending

00:52time with their loved ones and feeling close to them. That's what they missed

00:58the most. Remembering how heartbroken my grandma was when I left. That was a

01:06display of how meaningful our connection is. Connection is powerful. Connection is

01:15essential. Having a connection is beautiful. It is grounding. Just like my

01:23son's eyes light up with every birth time story, I have seen the same curiosity

01:29light up the eyes of these elders when they are with their families.