{"id":904,"date":"2018-04-05T15:23:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T15:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heartsathomeseniorcare.com\/?p=904"},"modified":"2020-01-15T21:00:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T21:00:59","slug":"a-night-at-the-houston-rodeo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/a-night-at-the-houston-rodeo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Night at the Houston Rodeo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RodeoThe Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR) is the world\u2019s largest livestock show and rodeo.\u00a0 Visitors from across the world come to experience the western heritage in the nation\u2019s fourth largest city.\u00a0 In 2018, The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo hosted 2.4 million visitors over the span of 20 days in March.\u00a0 The event is held at NRG Park which encompasses 350 acres of land and consists of several venues: Carruth Plaza, NRG Stadium, NRG Astrodome, NRG Center, NRG Arena, carnival, and various parking lots.\u00a0 Many seniors and people with disabilities avoid events such as this for fear of the many obstacles they present. From transportation, to parking, to navigating large crowds from a wheelchair, it takes serious planning and experience to overcome these obstacles and have a successful outing. Below is the story of how Hearts at Home Senior Care helped our long-time client, Ms. Nina, attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for the first time in over 8 years!<\/p>\n

\"RodeoWith her husband by her side, Ms. Nina was an avid world traveler and regular attendee at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo but had not attended a single HLSR event since\u00a0her husband\u2019s passing. Now in her 80\u2019s and confined to a wheelchair due to scoliosis, the event just seemed too much for her to handle on her own. \u00a0\u00a0But Ms. Nina didn\u2019t have to do it on her own, a simple request was all it took to get Kathleen Craig on board with taking Ms. Nina to the rodeo.\u00a0 And they didn\u2019t go just once, Ms. Nina was a 2018 HLSR season ticket holder and enjoyed several of the events with Kathleen\u2019s help.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Craig, Community Outreach Manager, is an experienced partner with Hearts at Home Senior Care and has provided exceptional care to our clients for nearly 5 years. Like many of the caregivers at Hearts at Home, Kathleen has the knowledge and experience to navigate whatever obstacle may come her way. When asked about the mobility challenges she encountered when attending the event, Ms. Nina laughed and replied, \u201cthere were none, Kathleen took care of everything\u201d, and that she did!\u00a0 Not only did Kathleen get Ms. Nina to the rodeo, but she coordinated special dinners at many of Houston\u2019s famous restaurants during their outings.\u00a0 One such dinner was greatly appreciated when Kathleen took Ms. Nina to a restaurant she and her husband had frequented for 30 years, but she hadn\u2019t returned to since his passing.\u00a0 It\u2019s the special touches like this that make Hearts at Home special.<\/p>\n

\"RodeoOur mission is to serve our clients in whatever capacity they need.\u00a0 If that means a special dinner, or a trip to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, we\u2019re happy to make it happen!\u00a0 In closing, I reflect on a famous Christopher Reeve quote:<\/p>\n

\u201cA hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Kathleen and Ms. Nina are definitely heroes in our eyes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trips to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo are a little more challenging than they used to be, and they take a lot more planning,\u00a0but they are still just as fun.\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t let challenges hold you back from doing the things you love! Just because you must do something differently doesn\u2019t mean it isn\u2019t worth doing.\u00a0 I encourage you to get the help you need to do the things that fill your life with meaning. Reach out to support groups, community re-entry programs, second chance programs at hospitals, churches, social media, and home care companies like Hearts at Home Senior care and take back your life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR) is the world\u2019s largest livestock show and rodeo.\u00a0 Visitors from across the world come to experience the western heritage in the nation\u2019s fourth largest city.\u00a0 In 2018, The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo hosted 2.4 million visitors over the span of 20 days in March.\u00a0 The event is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-topics","8":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=904"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1653,"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904\/revisions\/1653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsathome.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}