Resident Home Corporation

This is a butterfly story from The Butterfly Lady Linda. I work at RHC. I have worked at RHC for 36 years. When I started at the resident home I was in a cocoon. I did what they wanted me to do. I started out being a Teacher's Assistant. I had many jobs to do such as help teach boys and girls who have a disability. We taught the kids how to dress themselves, eat, and exercise. We did not do much schooling with them. I really enjoyed working with the kids. The best part was that I went to the hospital with the nurse if they got hurt or sick. I worked with the children for 20 years. Then I worked in the office as an office clerk. I did the mail run, copies, sorted things, and shredded papers. I did that for 15 years. That will always have a place in my heart. I still do the mail run.

Now I am an advocate specialist. I teach people who have disabilities how to be a butterfly, if they want to be a butterfly. I teach people how to stand up for themselves to get what they want so they can grow and get all the knowledge they need. This way they can live on their own if they want to.