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Serving the Needs
of the Jewish Community With

* Skilled nursing facility with an
Alzheimer unit
* Respite/short term stay
* Beautiful synagogue

* Two Rabbis on staff
x:x Kosher food
x:x Heimish

MARVIN & BETTY DANTO

FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER

ON THE JCC CAMPUS

6800 WEST MAPLE ROAD
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48322

248-788-5300

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Seniors For Selliorr

NON-MEDICAL PARENT CARE

"Show you care...when you can't be there"

PERSONAL ASSISTANTS •COMPANION DRIVERS

Insured-Bonded

(248) 865-8000

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"It's everything I wanted it to be, and
more," Cary says. "Ryan's really fun, he
has a great sense of humor and he feels
like I'm his best friend."
Ryan agrees. "Cary is a great special
friend," he says. "I love everything we
do together, especially miniature golf.
But I also like it when he gives me
piggy-back rides and wrassles with me."
Cary, a pharmacist who lives in Troy
with his wife, JoAnne, was beginning
to feel the void left by his college-age
children, Jason and Laura. At the same
time, the sale of his business, Concord
Drugs, to a large drugstore chain, left
him with more free time and a desire
to fill it with something meaningful.
The JFS "Special Friends" program
provided the solution.
Since their initial meeting, the pair
continues to get together once a week
and often talk on the phone in between
their outings. "I've always enjoyed
children," Cary says. "Both of my kids
are my best friends, but I can't make
them giggle anymore. Ryan's very
giggly."
The Levys were among the founding
families of Congregation Shir Tikvah
of Troy, where Cary served as chairman
of the Youth Committee. He remains
an active member of the synagogue's
board.
"Cary is a terrific guy," Sue Rosenfeld
says. He's very easy-going and very
consistent, which is good for Ryan."
The two warmed up to each other
almost immediately, although Ryan was
a little shy at the beginning. They played
Candyland on the floor of Ryan's room
the first time they met.
"I brought Ryan a disposable camera
and told him we'd take pictures of all
the fun things we did together," Cary
says.
True to his word, pages of
photographs now fill a scrapbook the
Rosenfelds keep as a reminder of the
many good times the two have shared.

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